Published date: 4 April 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 April 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Crisis management services - 79430000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP679749867

Published date

4 April 2022

Closing date

19 April 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 May 2022

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Northern Lighthouse Board is looking to award a contract for the provision of Crisis Media Management to commence 1 May 2022 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend to 30 April 2026.

The service to be provided is Crisis Media Management and associated support to NLB, in the event of a serious incident. The successful contractor will be required to be on call 24 hours / 365 days per annum, including leap years.

In the event of a serious incident, the contractor will be expected to:

•Provide a full press office service with a dedicated phone line for dealing with media enquiries. This will also include management of NLB's social media channels and website.
•Advise and support NLB spokespeople on dealing with the media.
•Provide a media adviser at the scene or close to the scene of the incident to deal with the media and to provide support to NLB spokespeople.
•In addition to the above, the contractor may be required to take part in yearly exercises. These will take place at either NLB's headquarters in Edinburgh or at the Oban Base. Please see example exercise on page 7 of the schedule of requirements
•NLB will provide the contractor with key staff contact information and general information about its assets. It will be NLB's responsibility to update this information. The contractor must hold this information on a strictly confidential basis, and it must only be used in the event of incidents or exercises following NLBs written or verbal instructions. Please detail how the information will be stored/managed.
•The contractor will be required to hold and update a list of media contacts.
•The contractor will be responsible for providing NLB with up-to-date details of their advisors.

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Ruth Millan

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733104

Email

Procurement@nlb.org.uk