Strategic Communications partner

Concepts

• edinburgh
• public relations

Location

Description

The Bank has a requirement to place a contract with a strategic communications partner. The work is required to help to continue to build awareness and reputation of the Bank, develop and create new strategic relationships, deliver reactive and proactive on-going communication support and monitoring support.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Bank is setting up a contract for strategic and reactive Public Relations work. We require a strategic communications partner to manage reactive crisis communication as well as developing strategic relationships, embedding strategic planning and pro-active communications management

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79416000 - Public relations services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** As part of the award process we will have a scored presentation. Only those bidders who have an opportunity to win the contract will be invited to the presentations. Those who are not invited to present will be informed at that stage of the process and provided with feedback. We will then infom those bidders who the successful bidder was after completion of the final scoring process. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=740889. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: We have asked for Community Benefit proposals from bidders on a 'Non-scored' basis as per the tender documentation. (SC Ref:740889)