Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Social Media Management Services

Concepts

• portfolio management
• inverness
• kirkwall
• photographic services
• public relations management
• social media management services
• its associated social media presence
• content generation and management service
• a content generation and management service
• social

Location

Orkney Islands

Description

The provision of content generation and management service for the orkney.com website and its associated social media presence.

Total Quantity or Scope

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) and Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) work in partnership to support key sectors and companies of growth to market their products and services through the jointly funded Orkney Marketing programme. For the purposes of this contract OIC will act as the contracting authority while HIE will be the lead contact for the management of the contract. Submissions are invited from contractors who can provide a content generation and management service for the orkney.com website and its associated social media presence. The contract will initially be for 2 years (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026) with a further 2 x 12 months subject to availability of budgets. There will also be a break clause at Year 1 will will only be applied if funding for year 2 becomes unavailable - Contractors will be advised of any changes by 24 December 2024.

Renewal Options

Initial term of 24 months with 2 x 12 month extensions (subject to funding)

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 66140000 - Portfolio management services
• 92111200 - Advertising, propaganda and information film and video-tape production
• 22315000 - Photographs
• 79961000 - Photographic services
• 79960000 - Photographic and ancillary services
• 79961100 - Advertising photography services
• 79961200 - Aerial photography services
• 79961300 - Specialised photography services
• 79416100 - Public relations management services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract the expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. 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=757132. 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. (SC Ref:757132) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=757132