Comprehensive communication management service for DCC-SOE Sustainable Ocean Economy Centre 2026 Tender
Original: Servei integral de gestió de la comunicació de la DCC-SOE, que inclou la planificació, coordinació, desenvolupament i execució de totes les accions de comunicació estratègica, institucional, digital i gràfica, així com les relacions amb els mitjans de comunicació del Centre Col·laboratiu de la Dècada de l’Oceà en Economia Oceànica Sostenible (DCC-SOE), amb mesures de contractació pública sostenible.
Fundació Barcelona Capital Nàutica, AC 24
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This is a contract notice published by a government body covering services. Delivery covers Spain (Europe). It is classified under Ocean and Blue Economy against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.
A Barcelona foundation is procuring a full-service communication management contract for the DCC-SOE Centre for Sustainable Ocean Economy, covering strategy, institutional, digital and graphic communication and media relations. A small or mid-sized communications agency with public-sector experience and sustainable procurement practices would fit this single-buyer services contract.
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About this tender
The Fundació Barcelona Capital Nàutica (AC 24) is procuring a comprehensive communication management service for the Centre Col·laboratiu de la Dècada de l'Oceà en Economia Oceànica Sostenible (DCC-SOE). The scope covers planning, coordination, development and execution of all strategic, institutional, digital and graphic communication actions, along with media relations. The contract is a single-lot services contract (CPV 92400000-5, News-agency services) executed in Barcelona (ES511). The page states that the lot division is not justified under Art. 99.3.b of the LCSP because splitting the scope would impede technical coordination. The procedure is open and ordinary, and the contract is not harmonised and not EU-funded. The initial term is two years from contract signature or service start, with two optional one-year extensions. The indicative execution window is 22/11/2026 to 22/11/2028. Price revision is not foreseen, modifications are not planned, and variants are not admitted. The base tender budget is €77,394.44 excluding VAT (21% VAT brings it to €93,647.27), and the estimated total contract value is €154,788.89. No provisional, definitive or supplementary guarantees are required. Social and environmental requirements include maintaining working conditions for staff throughout the contract, gender equality measures, inclusive communication measures, and sustainable public procurement (environmental technical specifications apply).
Bidder eligibility
Economic and financial solvency: minimum annual business volume of €200,000 (responsible statement of overall business volume); civil liability insurance for professional risks with minimum cover of €150,000 (insurance policy or certificate). Technical and professional solvency: list of services of the same nature performed in the last three years, with a minimum value of €29,796, evidenced by certificates or declarations of good quality production. Social reserve: not applicable. Offers may be submitted in Catalan, Spanish, English or Aranese.
How bids are scored
Total score 100 points, split as follows: 1. Price: 35 points (automatic, per the formula in the PCAP). 2. Other automatic criteria: 25 points in total, comprising experience in the Blue Economy of additional staff (15 points) and reduction of timeframes (10 points). 3. Value-judgment criteria: 40 points in total, comprising strategic analysis and proposal (25 points) and work proposal (15 points). Price-to-quality split: 35% price, 25% automatic non-price, 40% subjective quality.
Key requirements
- ✓Strategic, institutional, digital and graphic communication planning and execution
- ✓Media relations management for the DCC-SOE Centre
- ✓Application of sustainable public procurement criteria
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- Its value of $85k is above 16% of the 19 similar tenders that state a value; their median is $313k.
- It allows 18 days to respond, shorter than the typical 22 days across 26 similar tenders.
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Ocean and blue economy funding covers marine conservation, sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, coastal resilience and ocean technology. Support comes from public research bodies, development finance and ocean-focused foundations. Calls often favour projects that involve coastal communities and that can be monitored at sea.
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