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Public Contracts Scotland verified 5 hours ago Contract notice

In-House Design Support and Development

Open United Kingdom Business services

Buyer CalMac Ferries Limited

31 days left

Key facts

Closes
12:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€176,402
converted from GBP
Procedure
Restricted procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 32 days
  4. Awarded pending
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Summary

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CFL is seeking a partner to support and develop its in-house design resource. The supplier must have proven experience working alongside the client's in-house design team to develop and plan impactful ideas and concepts, and with the in-house marketing team to build appropriate multichannel campaigns and content. The partner will also collaborate with key third parties, including a media buyer, a film production company, a marcomms agency, in-house Insight and Digital teams, brand partners, social media influencers and content creators. Work covers a variety of projects during the year, producing assets for the website, social media, paid media and more, with exact projects still to be determined and direction, in most cases, already set. The PQQ exercise is run through PCS-Tender under project code 32848, and the contract includes a sub-contract clause.

Description

CFL requires a partner with proven experience in: - Working with client in-house design resource to develop and plan impactful ideas and concepts. - Working with client in-house marketing team to develop appropriate multichannel campaigns and content. - Working with key third parties, including media buyer, film production company, marcomms agency, in-house Insight and Digital teams, brand partners, social media influencers, and content creators. The partner will be required to work on a variety of projects throughout the year for assets used across the website, social media, paid media and more, however exact projects are yet to be determined, and, in most cases, direction is already determined. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 32848. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:844215)

Bid or no-bid?

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  1. Check this first:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Restricted procedure: suppliers first ask to take part, and only those the buyer selects are invited to bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €176,402.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Business services.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    31 days left, 22 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €8,565 and €176,480.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 14 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

Can I bid?

  • Restricted procedure: suppliers first ask to take part, and only those the buyer selects are invited to bid.
  • Documents in English.

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 1,725 awards for Business services in United Kingdom.

This notice
€176,402
Median award
€58,378
Middle half of past awards
€8,565 to €176,480

The estimate sits inside the usual range.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

CalMac Ferries Limited

United Kingdom

notices in the register
14
awards
2
awarded in total
€263,086

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Business services - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Venesky Brown Ltd 76 €16.9M Sep 2026
Lorien Resourcing Ltd 24 €6.4M Aug 2026
Harvey Nash Limited 24 €3.9M Sep 2026
Promar International Ltd 24 €115,513 Sep 2026
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd 22 €4.5M Sep 2026

Based on 1885 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

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Market context

Larger than 37% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.

open now in Business services
7,219
median open notice
€349,630

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