ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/05/2019

External Reference: 2019-261584

TED Reference: 2019/S 092-223160

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht
N/A
23 Kildare Street
Dublin
2
IE
Contact person: John Knightly
Telephone: +353 16755638
E-mail: John.Knightly@chg.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://creative.ireland.ie/en
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1968

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

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Digital Content Strategy and Content Production Services to the Creative Ireland Programme
Reference number:  CIP/2019/PRO/2
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79415200  -  Design consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Services to support delivery of the Creative Ireland Programme’s citizen engagement and communications plan including curation and production of all web and digital assets including videos, digital promos (VoD), photography, blogs and newsletters: copywriting and image sourcing for web and social media; development and implementation of a social media strategy (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram).
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  140000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79341000  -  Advertising services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Services to support delivery of the Creative Ireland Programme’s citizen engagement and communications plan including curation and production of all web and digital assets including videos, digital promos (VoD), photography, blogs and newsletters: copywriting and image sourcing for web and social media; development and implementation of a social media strategy (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram).
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Ability to fully meet the Creative Ireland Programme tender requirements  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Creative Expertise  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience and track record of excellence in digital services  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Project Management  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Audience Development  /  Weighting:  10
Price  -  Weighting:  20
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

All relevant information is contained in the RFT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 026-058093
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: Digital Content Strategy and Content Production Services to the Creative Ireland Programme

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

07/05/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  12
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

TBWA
NA
41A Blackberry Lane, Rathmines
Dublin
Dublin 6
IE
Telephone: +353 14966920
E-mail: paula.kelly@tbwa.com
Internet address: https://tbwa-dublin.com/

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  140000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  140000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Eddie Forsyth
Department of Rural and Community Development
10-11 Leinster Street South, Dublin 2
D02 EF85
IE
Telephone: +353 761064900
E-mail: eddie.forsyth@drcd.gov.ie
Internet address: http://drcd.gov.ie