ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/10/2018

External Reference: 2018-259360

TED Reference: 2018/S 211-483047

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

Health Service Executive (HSE)
N/A
Head Office
Naas
Millennium Park
IE
Contact person: Caroline Davy
Telephone: +353 0214923050
E-mail: caroline.davy@hse.ie
Fax: +353 0214923380
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hse.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Public Relations Support to the Child & Family Agency (TUSLA)
Reference number:  HSE 9281
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79416000  -  Public relations services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

HBS Procurement, on behalf of TUSLA, seeks Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the Provision of Public Relations Support with a view to awarding a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for 3 years, subject to a satisfactory annual review of service provision, with the option to renew for a further year, pending a satisfactory review at that stage of the Public Relation services provided.
It is intended that a maximum of 5 (five) top-scoring qualified candidates will be shortlisted and to proceed to the final stages of the tender process. Those shortlisted as a result of the evaluation of the expressions of interest will be issued with the Invitation to Tender documentation and invited to submit a tender to be evaluated under specified Award Criteria.
For full details please see the Invitation to Provide an Expression of Interest documentation available to download from the Contract Notice published on the etenders website, www.etenders.gov.ie
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79416100  -  Public relations management services
79416200  -  Public relations consultancy services
79952000  -  Event 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

HBS Procurement, on behalf of TUSLA, seeks Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the Provision of Public Relations Support with a view to awarding a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for 3 years, subject to a satisfactory annual review of service provision, with the option to renew for a further year, pending a satisfactory review at that stage of the Public Relation services provided.
It is intended that a maximum of 5 (five) top-scoring qualified candidates will be shortlisted and to proceed to the final stages of the tender process. Those shortlisted as a result of the evaluation of the expressions of interest will be issued with the Invitation to Tender documentation and invited to submit a tender to be evaluated under specified Award Criteria.
For full details please see the Invitation to Provide an Expression of Interest documentation available to download from the Contract Notice published on the etenders website, www.etenders.gov.ie
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Team Structure  /  Weighting:  250
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Response to Corporate Strategy Brief  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Response to Crisis Management Brief  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Response to PR Brief  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Input into Public Affairs  /  Weighting:  150
Price  -  Weighting:  200
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

For full details please see the Invitation to Provide an Expression of Interest documentation available to download from the Contract Notice published on the etenders website, www.etenders.gov.ie

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted 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: 2018/S 018-037245

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Public Relations Support to the Child & Family Agency (TUSLA)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

24/09/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Q4PR
IE6391427C
88 St. Stephen's Green
Dublin
2
IE
Telephone: +353 014751444
E-mail: janet@q4pr.ie
Fax: +353 014751445
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.q4pr.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The Contract for this Framework is between Tusla and the successful Tenderer. The procurement process was facilitated by HSE on behalf of Tusla Child and Family Agency.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
The Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE