Public relations services

Tender description

Scottish Enterprise in collaboration with Scottish Government and VisitScotland is looking to appoint suppliers to provide 6 Public Relations (PR) services frameworks for Scottish Development International (SDI) across its full network of offices globally in key markets across the world. (Please visit www.sdi.co.uk for a full list of offices). SDI is developing 6 single supplier frameworks across the key geographies and is looking to engage communications agencies capable of undertaking trade and investment led public relations campaigns and activity in multiple languages/markets for each of these markets. Each lot will be awarded to a single supplier with up to 6 suppliers being appointed to the framework. Bidders can bid for more than 1/all lots. SDI has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Activity in SE Asia and Australia is managed through the SDI Singapore office. Although we are looking for 1 agency for both markets, we will consider an affiliate for Hong Kong. Please specify how you would cover this market. There may also be a need to support occasional work in SE Asia and Australia — each of the applicants for Lot 1 is asked to nominate a partner or affiliate company based in Singapore to cover these markets. Japan (secondary market South Korea) SDI has offices in both Tokyo and Seoul. India SDI has offices in Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. SDI has offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Jose, Toronto and Calgary. In South America our office in Brazil services Latin America. (The primary markets for the purposes of this tender are USA and Canada. Secondary market requirements may come through South America, and an affiliate or capabilities across in this market should to be demonstrated). SDI has offices in London, France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Russia and Norway. (The main market is London and it is expected the successful agency will have a presence in London. There is potential activity in France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Russia and Norway and a strong network of affiliates or capabilities across these markets needs to be demonstrated). SDI has offices in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Ghana. (Middle East forms the primary market. Secondary market requirements anticipated in West and East Africa and a network of affiliates or capabilities in these markets needs to be demonstrated).