AwardedAwarded 16 August 2022

Marketing Services - (2022-2026)

Scottish Government · Central government

In brief

Scottish Government awarded marketing and consultancy work to Story UK Limited, Cello Signal Ltd (T/A Leith Agency) and The Gate Worldwide and 27 others on 16 August 2022.

It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP
What this lot covers

It is envisaged that Lot 1 will have six suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes and advertising campaigns as well as elements of wider activities, based on a Framework Public Body's brief, and potentially delivered in partnership with the relevant marketing agencies. The suppliers must have the capability and experience in managing and providing strategic creative development and delivery across the disciplines of this category, where relevant to support behaviour change, including the delivery of advertising activity, content creation, engaging field activity, impactful, targeted and measurable communications. Lot 1 will be for call off contracts above 50,000 GBP.

Marketing and communications—
Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP
What this lot covers

It is envisaged that Lot 2 will have five suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes and advertising campaigns as well as elements of wider activities, based on a Framework Public Body's brief, and potentially delivered in partnership with the relevant marketing agencies. The suppliers must have the capability and experience in managing and providing strategic creative development and delivery across the disciplines of this category, where relevant to support behaviour change, including the delivery of advertising activity, content creation, engaging field activity, impactful, targeted and measurable communications. Lot 2 will be for call off contracts below 50,000 GBP.

Marketing and communications—
Digital Marketing
What this lot covers

It is envisaged that Lot 3 will have five suppliers appointed. Digital Marketing Services include the technical and creative development of digital materials to deliver targeted messaging and engagement with identified audiences in pursuit of Framework Public Body’s objectives and where relevant, to support behaviour change. This can consist of the development, creation and delivery of digital marketing activity, records and databases as well as the creation, collation, and maintenance of digital content across all platforms and responsibility for functionality, usability and analysis of content.

Marketing and communications—
Public Relations
What this lot covers

It is envisaged that Lot 4 will have five suppliers appointed. The Supplier shall provide services covering the planning, creative approach, project delivery and evaluation of Public Relations activity as required by individual Framework Public Bodies.

Management consultancy, Marketing and communications—
Market Research
What this lot covers

It is envisaged that Lot 5 will have six suppliers appointed. Market Research Services require research specialists to advise and implement a range of market and customer research activities covering many aspects of communications work. This will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes as well as elements of wider activities, either individually or a combination of strategic planning, field marketing, direct marketing and partnership marketing.

Research and development—
Events and Video Production
What this lot covers

It is envisaged that Lot 6 will have five suppliers appointed. Events and Video Production Services cover event management, virtual events, exhibition Management, technical audio visual services and video production & post production services required by Framework Public Bodies.

Leisure, culture and events—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Story UK Limited (SME)
Cello Signal Ltd (T/A Leith Agency) (SME)
The Gate Worldwide (SME)
The Union Advertising Agency Ltd. (SME)
Stand (SME)
Dentsu Creative, a trading division of Dentsu UK Ltd
Cello Signal Ltd (t/a 'Leith') (SME)
Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP£14,875,000
John Doe Group Limited (SME)
Union Direct (SME)
Bright Digital Marketing Ltd (T/A Bright Signals) (SME)
The Lane Agency (SME)
Drummond Central (SME)
Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP£2,125,000
The Gate Worldwide (SME)
The Union Advertising Agency Ltd. (SME)
Dentsu Creative, a trading division of Dentsu UK Ltd
Cello Signal Ltd (t/a 'Leith') (SME)
Bright Digital Marketing Ltd (T/A Bright Signals) (SME)
Digital Marketing£10,625,000
John Doe Group Limited (SME)
Smarts (SME)
Stripe Communications (SME)
3x1 Group (SME)
Muckle Media (SME)
3x1 Public Relations (SME)
Public Relations£5,312,500
Ipsos MORI (SME)
BMG Research Ltd (SME)
Progressive Partnership (SME)
Trinity Mcqueen Limited (SME)
Jump Research (SME)
Scott Porter Research and Marketing Ltd (SME)
Market Research£5,312,500
YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions (SME)
Arteus Ltd (SME)
Metro Production Group (SME)
Freakworks (SME)
Speakeasy Productions (SME)
Marble LDN (SME)
Northstar Media Limited (SME)
Events and Video Production£4,250,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice (update) · notice 072321-2026
  2. Contract award notice (update) · notice 072322-2026
  3. Contract award notice (update) · notice 072329-2026
  4. Contract award notice (update) · notice 072331-2026
  5. Contract award notice (update) · notice 072333-2026
  6. Contract award notice (update) · notice 072335-2026

About the buyer

Scottish GovernmentLast 12 months

Procurements

90

Awards

45

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From notice 072321-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 July 2026, last updated 30 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.