Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/07/2023

External Reference: 2023-247234

TED Reference: 2023/S 139-443771

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
N/A
Treasury Dock, North Wall Quay
Dublin
D01 A9T8
IE
Contact person: Procurement Unit
Telephone: +353 12384000
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ntma.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Funding and Debt Management

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Request for Tenders (RFT) for the Provision of Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
Reference number:  2023PR001
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79340000  -  Advertising and marketing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sought tenders for the provision of Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). Please see the RFT attached to this notice for further information.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1500000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79341000  -  Advertising services
79341100  -  Advertising consultancy services
79341200  -  Advertising management services
79341400  -  Advertising campaign services
79342000  -  Marketing services
79413000  -  Marketing management consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sought tenders for the provision of Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). Please see the RFT attached to this notice for further information.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach and Methodology  /  Weighting:  40
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Team  /  Weighting:  30
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Fees  /  Weighting:  30
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 see Request for Tenders attached to this notice for further information.

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 : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 015-037679

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Request for Tenders (RFT) for the Provision of Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/06/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

Havas Media Ireland Limited
48-50 Cuffe Street
Dublin
D2
IE
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Amounts payable under this contract will be linked to the volume of services required by the SBCI in respect of the provision of Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services which includes "pass-through" costs paid directly to media outlets by the Service Provider for the purchase of media space and time on behalf of the SBCI. Therefore, the contract value stated in this notice (not withstanding Section II.1.7 and Sections V.2.4 above) is the SBCI’s best estimate of the value of the contract and should not be taken as a definitive indication or guarantee of the volume of services that may be required by the SBCI due to the variable demand for these services.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE