Scheme Details
The Advertising and Communications Services Prequalification Scheme will be managed by the Strategic Communications (SC) branch in the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. The Scheme will provide the NSW Government with access to a wide range of skills, expertise and experience covering creative advertising and digital communications categories.
The Scheme will encompass the activities common across Customers that represent the majority of government’s marketing services spend. The 2 categories targeted by this Advertising and Communications Services Scheme are:
a) Creative Advertising Services
b) Digital Services
It is expected that the bulk of work through the Scheme will relate to Public Awareness advertising activities. Public Awareness advertising refers to advertising that generally runs over a sustained period to raise awareness of key issues or encourage behaviour change and participation. Please refer to the Scheme Scope of Services document for further information.
Vendor Instruction
Please refer to Guidelines for Applicants.
Prequalification Types
PrequalificationDocuments
Terms and ConditionsCapabilities
The Applicant must identify its areas of substantial expertise by nominating the categories in which it is seeking prequalification.
Creative Advertising Services-
Creative Advertising Services
Communication Strategies, Creative Campaign Development and Implementation, Brand Development and Management, Copywriting, Design, Typesetting and Proofing, Production Services, Multicultural and Aboriginal Creative and Communications services.
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Digital Services
Digital Creative Campaign Development and Implementation, Digital Strategy, Digital Creative Campaign Development and Implementation, Digital Asset Production and Management, Branded Content and Integration, Social Media.
Prequalification Questionnaire
The Applicant must answer the following questions based on the prequalification type they are applying for
Creative Advertising Services
Please indicate if you are currently providing the following services in-house or via a sub-contractor.
Digital Services
Please indicate if you are currently providing the following services in-house or via a sub-contractor.
Optional Related Services
Optional Related Services may be requested by Customers, at their discretion, to assist in the delivery and implementation of NSW Government Campaigns. Please indicate your Optional Related Services offerings below.
NOTE: These Services will not be pre-qualified by this Scheme.
Expertise
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Company Information
Please provide Name, Title/Position, Direct Phone Number, Fax, Mobile, email.
If none please respond with "Nil".
Provide the Award Name, Client and Year for each award.
If none please respond with "Nil".
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Company Structure
Provide names of major shareholders (over 20%) in your company and percentage of ownership. Also advise of particularly large holding companies.
Financial Viability
Human Resource Capacity
Service Providers may be required to deliver advertising services in complex or urgent circumstances. Please explain how your company will manage adhoc work requests.
Services and Capabilities
Please provide a minimum of 3 case studies (delivered by the Applicant seeking pre-qualification) relevant to the category of services you are applying for. One case study should be for a campaign valued at less than $100K. Where possible, provide a government, large organisation or community services related example.
NOTE: If you are applying for both categories of services, please provide a minimum of 3 case studies for each category of service.
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Please complete attached form regarding Government, large organisation and/or community services experience.
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Please provide at least 3 relevant references in the attached form.
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Core Category Services Rates
Complete attached form. Rates must be GST inclusive.
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Optional Related Services Fees
Please provide associated fees for all of the Optional Related Services offered.
Note: Fees charged for optional services must be discrete from the creative and/or digital services costs.
Insurance
Please provide a copy of your current certificate of currency for Workers Compensation as required by all relevant laws of Australia relating to workers' compensation.
If Workers Compensation Insurance does not apply to you then please attach a letter, instead of a certificate of currency, explaining why it is not applicable.
Please provide a copy of your current certificate of currency for Public Liability insurance (minimum $10 million in respect of each claim).
Please provide a copy of your certificate of currency for Professional Indemnity Insurance:
-if the Applicant is a member of an approved scheme under the Professional Standards Act, insurance to the value of the amount prescribed under that scheme; or
-if the Service Provider is not a member of an approved scheme under the Professional Standards Act, insurance to the value of at least $10 million in respect of each claim.
For further information please refer to clause 6.5 of the Standard Form of Agreement.
Legal Proceedings
Declaration
Amendment History
- 24-Apr-2013 10:24am
Scheme description modified as follows;
Please note this application contains Microsoft Word documents containing form fields and drop-down lists. These form fields will not work if accessed via a MAC. The documents will need to be accessed using Microsoft Word 2007 (or later) via a PC in order to function correctly. - 24-Apr-2013 1:50pm
Note:
The Scheme has been extended and will now close 5.00pm 2nd May 2013.
- 30-Apr-2013 12:08pm
Removed form fields from MS Word documents due to compatibility issues with MAC operating systems.
- 4-Jun-2015 2:02pm
Scheme is updated until 30th April 2016.
- 4-Jun-2015 2:07pm
Scheme has been extended until 30th April 2016.
- 29-Apr-2016 8:22am
Scheme SCM0035 has been extended to 30th June 2016. There will be a new scheme replacing SCM0035. This scheme will be going live in early May 2016.