Published date: 23 March 2021
Last edited date: 26 March 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Public relations services - 79416000
Location of contract
United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands
Value of contract
£189,300
Procurement reference
CCMA20A04
Published date
23 March 2021
Closing date
7 April 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
30 April 2021
Contract end date
30 April 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
UK Government Investments (UKGI) is the Government's centre of excellence in corporate governance and corporate finance. It works across Government, on some of its most interesting and complex corporate finance and commercial tasks, working closely with both the private sector and the wider public sector, with regular interaction with ministers, Parliament and Whitehall departments. The Authority was established on 1 April 2016 through the combination of the Shareholder Executive and UK Financial Investments, and is a private limited company wholly owned by HM Treasury ("HMT").
The Marketing and Communications lead has overview of UKGI's media relations, but UKGI does not have an in-house press office.
The Requirement is for an agency (or agencies) to provide the media relations function.
Further details can be found in the Bid Pack for this procurement.
More information
Additional text
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Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite in order to respond to the Procurement. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk following the link 'I am a New Supplier User'.
Please note that, to register and to enable any subsequent contract award, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering. Potential Providers should note that it could take up to 10 working days to obtain a DUNS number.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:
http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender
Once you have registered on the eSourcing tool, you will be able to express your interest in this specific procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
Note: If you require additional users from your organisation to see the Invitation to Tender ITT, do not repeat the registration process as this will create a new separate organisation account; instead the registered user can add additional users to the existing supplier organisation account via "User Management" > "Manage Users" > "Users" > "Create".
To express your interest in this procurement:
1) Login to the eSourcing Suite portal;
2) On the dashboard select the link ITTs open to all suppliers;
3) On the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" webpage you will see one or more procurements listed, click on the procurement name you wish to access;
4) Click on 'Express Interest' at the top of the next screen;
5) You can now access the published documents in the eSourcing Suite portal.
It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to have a sufficient amount of time to respond.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Customer Service Centre:
Telephone: 0345 410 2222
Email: eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Crown Commercial Service on behalf of UK Government Investments : HM Treasury
Address
Floor 9, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England
Telephone
0345 410 2222
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service
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Closing: 7 April 2021, 12pm