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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/01/2017

External Reference: 2017-483853

TED Reference: 2017/S 003-003471

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin
1
IE
Contact person: Glenda Byrne
Telephone: +353 18847888
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie
Fax: +353 18556821
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.failteireland.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Contract for Services for Head of Marketing (Digital)
Reference number:  DI/2016/04
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

This is a Contract for the duration of 3 years with an option to extend for further periods not exceeding 24 months subject to Fáilte Irelands requirements and budget availability
Fáilte Ireland operates at the leading edge of marketing in seeking to reach and
influence a global audience through the management of a portfolio of brands and
campaigns to drive consideration of Ireland as a holiday destination.
Under this contract for services we are seeking a motivated and energetic
individual who will have specific responsibility for developing and executing the
organisation’s marketing strategy. This is a high profile rewarding contract which
would be ideally suited to an individual with a successful track record in strategic
marketing particularly in the digital space.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  500000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  600000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79342000  -  Marketing services
79413000  -  Marketing management consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Fáilte Ireland operates at the leading edge of marketing in seeking to reach and
influence a global audience through the management of a portfolio of brands and
campaigns to drive consideration of Ireland as a holiday destination.
Under this contract for services we are seeking a motivated and energetic
individual who will have specific responsibility for developing and executing the
organisation’s marketing strategy. This is a high profile rewarding contract which
would be ideally suited to an individual with a successful track record in strategic
marketing particularly in the digital space.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quallity of Proposed Resource(s)  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Marketing Strategy  /  Weighting:  30
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  40
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please note that this is a contract award notice.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 151-273296

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Contract for Services for Head of Mareting (Digital)

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/11/2016
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Cloke Anglim Ltd
Terenure
Dublin
6
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  500000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  600000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Internet address: www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument S.I. No 284 of 2016, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.
VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

04/01/2017