Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/07/2023

External Reference: 2023-267511

TED Reference: 2023/S 144-457611

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Office of Government Procurement
IE3229842HH
3A Mayor Street Upper
Dublin
D01 PF72
IE
Contact person: Customer Service Team
Telephone: +353 761008220
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
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

DPS for Creative Campaign Services for the Public Sector
Reference number:  PROJ000007524
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79340000  -  Advertising and marketing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Office of Government Procurement is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Creative Campaign Services to Public Sector Bodies. These Services include:
a) Strategic, evidence-based, creative concepts and recommendations to support client campaign objectives;
b) Planning and management of integrated campaigns to ensure consistent and quality messaging across multiple channels;
c) Design, development, copy writing and production of creative concepts, content and advertising materials for use across all channels and platforms;
d) Post campaign analysis and performance reporting.
The DPS is designed to facilitate easy access for creative agencies to public sector competitions, without the need to submit a full commercial proposal. The DPS lends itself to the dynamic nature of the industry, allowing newly formed agencies to apply, or re-apply, for admission to the DPS at any stage during its Term.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  200000.00  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
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Office of Government Procurement is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Creative Campaign Services to Public Sector Bodies in Ireland. In summary, the Services shall comprise:
a) Provision of strategic, evidence-based, creative concepts and recommendations to support client campaign objectives;
b) Planning and management of integrated campaigns to ensure consistent and quality messaging across multiple traditional, digital, mobile, social media and other emerging technologies;
c) Design, development, copy writing and production of creative concepts, content and advertising materials for use across all channels and platforms;
d) Post campaign analysis and performance reporting;
e) Associated activities as described in Appendix 1 of the attached RFATP document.
The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is designed to facilitate easy access for creative agencies to public sector competitions, without the need to submit a full commercial proposal. Admission to the DPS will be made on the basis of an agency’s capacity, as evidenced by a combination of turnover (financial and economic standing) and previous experience (technical and professional ability). The DPS lends itself to the dynamic nature of the industry, allowing newly formed agencies to apply, or re-apply, for admission to the DPS at any stage during its Term.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and Balance of the Team Proposed.  /  Weighting:  2000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Response to the Campaign Brief.  /  Weighting:  3000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Management and Delivery (including Account Management).  /  Weighting:  1500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposals on the incorporation of Social Considerations (diversity and/or social inclusion) into the delivery of the services.  /  Weighting:  500
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price  /  Weighting:  3000
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

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

A dynamic purchasing system was set up
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: 2022/S 087-236632

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT for the Provision of Creative Campaign Services for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB)

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:  4
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

Bloom
N/A
Black Church, St. Mary's Place
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 018600007
Fax: +353 018600008
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.bloom.ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  200000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18866000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please consult your own legal advisors.