ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/02/2023

External Reference: 2023-233958

TED Reference: 2023/S 037-108099

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

IDA Ireland
N/A
Three Park Place
Dublin 2
Hatch Street Upper
IE
Contact person: Lorraine Hernon
Telephone: +353 16034000
E-mail: lorraine.hernon@ida.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.idaireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/240

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Foreign Direct Investment

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Single Party Framework for European PR Agency Services
Reference number:  2110
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79416000  -  Public relations services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

European PR services including but not limited to managing day-to-day media relations to ensure that IDA, and Ireland's business proposition achieves prominent presence in key UK, German, and French media and across key vertical sectors.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  600000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  690000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
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
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

European PR services including but not limited to managing day-to-day media relations to ensure that IDA, and Ireland's business proposition achieves prominent presence in key UK, German, and French media and across key vertical sectors.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology for Delivery of the Service  /  Weighting:  300
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and Relevant Experience of Proposed Resources  /  Weighting:  300
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total Cost  /  Weighting:  400
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
IDA Ireland reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement Framework for a period or periods of one (1) year up to a maximum duration of four (4) years on the same terms and conditions.
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: 2021/S 199-519469
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: Single Party Framework for European PR Agency Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

24/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

FINN Partners France SAS
87859205400018
9 Rue du Quatre-September, 75002
Paris
FR
Telephone: +33 170983122
NUTS code:  FR -  FRANCE

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:  700000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  612000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  690000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Internet address: www.courts.ie