ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/10/2017

External Reference: 2017-352213

TED Reference: 2017/S 202-416451

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Office of Public Works ( OPW )
N/A
Jonathan Swift Street
Co. Meath
Trim
IE
Contact person: Barry Nangle
Telephone: +353 16476517
E-mail: barry.nangle@opw.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.opw.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1126

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Communications Services to OPW
Reference number:  Communications Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79416000  -  Public relations services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (OPW) invite tenders from suitably qualified individuals or firms to provide the following services: Communications Services for a period of 3 years, commencing in July/August 2017 for the (OPW) as follows: a. In-placement on a full-time basis, of i. Account Manager b. Provision of an option for an additional in-placement on a full-time basis of an Account Executive to be exercised at the discretion of OPW. c. Call down additional communications services which may be required from time to time by the OPW depending on workload and specific campaign / event plans i. Account Director – senior support for strategic planning and campaign direction (80 hours per year) ii. Account Executive – programme execution support to communications function in programme and event execution (estimate at 320 hours per year). availed of during the period of the contract, or limited to the benchmark hours indicated.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79416100  -  Public relations management services
79416200  -  Public relations consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (“Contracting Authority”) invite tenders from suitably qualified individuals or firms to provide the following services: Communications Services for a period of 3 years, commencing in July/August 2017 for the Office of Public Works (OPW) as follows: a. In-placement on a full-time basis, subject to an annual review of performance (see a sample of the Annual Review of Performance Form for this purpose at paragraph 4.6 under and) of i. Account Manager b. Provision of an option for an additional in-placement on a full-time basis of an Account Executive to be exercised at the discretion of OPW. c. Call down additional communications services which may be required from time to time by the OPW depending on workload and specific campaign / event plans i. Account Director – senior support for strategic planning and campaign direction (80 hours per year) ii. Account Executive – programme execution support to communications function in programme and event execution (estimate at 320 hours per year). NOTE: For the purposes of the tender evaluation costs for call down services will be calculated against benchmark hours per year as indicated above. Call down provision provides no guarantee that this service will be availed of during the period of the contract, or limited to the benchmark hours indicated.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  MEAT  /  Weighting:  0
Cost criterion  -  Name:  MEAT  /  Weighting:  0
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2017/S 068-128555
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Communications Services to OPW

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Dublin
IE