Buyer Name: The City of Edinburgh Council
Buyer Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH8 8BG
Contact Name: Shane Newell
Contact Email: shane.newell@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1314693922
Buyer Name: The City of Edinburgh Council
Buyer Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH8 8BG
Contact Name: Shane Newell
Contact Email: shane.newell@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1314693922
The Council is seeking suppliers to undertake advertising services within Edinburgh, for its CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework.
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External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548233
Link Title: Culture Advertising Framework
Link Description: The Council is seeking suppliers to undertake advertising services within Edinburgh, for its CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework.
Lot Title: Arts & Cultural Advertising Structures
Lot Description: The Council is seeking suppliers to undertake advertising services within Edinburgh, for its CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework.. See tender documents
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Has Options: Yes
Lot 1 Options: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without any further call for competition pursuant to Article 32(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 33(8)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot Title: Festival Advertising
Lot 2 Status: active
Lot 2 Has Options: Yes
Lot 2 Options: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without any further call for competition pursuant to Article 32(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 33(8)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Document Title: Culture Advertising Framework
Document Description: The Council is seeking suppliers to undertake advertising services within Edinburgh, for its CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework.
Document Title: CT1695 Cultural Advertising Framework - Schedule 0 - Instruction to Tender v1.0 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Cultural Advertising Framework - Agreement Lot 1 v2 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Cultural Advertising Framework - Agreement Lot 2 v2 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework Lot 1 - Schedule 1 Specification v3 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework Lot 2 - Schedule 1 Specification v3 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework Lot 1 - Schedule 2 Tenderers Submission v1
Document Title: CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework Lot 2 - Schedule 2 Tenderers Submission v1
Document Title: CT1695 Schedule 2 Pricing Schedule Lot 1 v3 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Schedule 2 Pricing Schedule Lot 2 v3 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Cultural Advertising Framework - Schedule 0 - Instruction to Tender v1.1 (Final)
Document Title: CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework Lot 1 - Schedule 2 Tenderers Submission v2
Document Title: CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework Lot 2 - Schedule 2 Tenderers Submission v2
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