ID 3420850 - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES (DFC) ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS AND RELATED SERVICES

Concepts

• advertising and marketing
• department for communities
• belfast
• department’s jobstart scheme
• department’s discretionary support scheme
• advertising services
• advertising campaigns
• department’s make
• part of the department
• communities

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

The Department for Communities wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide advertising campaigns and related services to promote and support the delivery of information on the ongoing implementation of Universal Credit, promote the Department’s JobStart scheme, promote the Department’s Make the Call benefit uptake ‘wraparound scheme’, promote the Department’s Discretionary Support scheme, promote the support available as part of the Department’s Advisor Discretion Fund, promote the services of the Department’s Child Maintenance Service (CMS), and/encourage customers to move from a Post Office card account to a bank/ building society or Credit Union account.

Total Quantity or Scope

Additional information: The figure in II.2.6 is an estimated maximum contract value.

CPV Codes

• 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
• 79341000 - Advertising services
• 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
• 79341200 - Advertising management services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

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