Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)South Ayrshire Council
Newton House, 30 Green Street Lane
Contact point(s): Resource, Governance & Organisation, Corporate Procurement
KA8 8BH Ayr
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3001230900
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: South Ayrshire Council
Newton House, 30 Green Street Lane
Contact point(s): Resource, Governance and Organisation
For the attention of: Corporate Procurement
KA8 8BH Ayr
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3001230900
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:CE-35-13 Provision of Media Advertising Services to South Ayrshire Council.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 15: Publishing and printing services on a fee or contract basis
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: South Ayrshire.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)South Ayrshire Council requires a suitably experienced supplier to provide Media Advertising Services for the Council's advertising requirements, the majority of which will be in local newspapers and media. The contract will also cover other types of media advertising including, but not restricted to, specialist/trade publications and journals, outdoor advertising, digital and online advertising, and broadcast campaigns.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=284209
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79341000, 22462000, 79961100
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completionDuration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see ITT Document.
III.2.2)Economic and financial abilityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see ITT Document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see ITT Document.
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please see ITT Document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see ITT Document.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:CE-35-13
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate19.12.2013 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional informationAny questions relating to this tender should be addressed though the Public Contracts Scotland Questions and Answer facility. This facility allows companies to submit queries online giving full transparency and a robust audit trail. It also removes the risk of a question being overlooked and allows the Council to circulate questions and answers more efficiently.
To submit a query online, open the notice that you're interested in and click on the Q&A; tab where you can view all previously submitted questions and select "Ask a Question”. Any queries will be submitted automatically to the awarding authority for a response.
Please ensure there is no reference to your company name or confidential information in the question as it will be published on the website exactly as it has been asked.
You will be automatically notified by email when the contracting authority has posted an answer to the question along with a link to the response. The question will not be visible online until a response has been posted.
If you consider the question to be "commercial in confidence” ie specific to your tender response only and not a clarification, please state this in your question and the response will not be made available to the other interested parties.
(SC Ref:284209)
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:7.11.2013