ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/04/2019

External Reference: 2019-277198

TED Reference: 2019/S 074-175953

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Beaumont Hospital
N/A
Beaumont Road
Dublin
Beaumont
IE
Contact person: Edele Lambert
Telephone: +353 17974239
E-mail: edelelambert@beaumont.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.beaumont.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/403

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Communications and Public Relations Services
Reference number:  2654
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79416000  -  Public relations services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced public relations and communications service provider to support a range of operational and strategic communications activities. In general, the successful framework member will assist the Contracting Authority in managing and maintaining the quality of its interactions with the public and stakeholders of every description.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  144000.00  EUR
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

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 9
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced public relations and communications service provider to support a range of operational and strategic communications activities. In general, the successful framework member will assist the Contracting Authority in managing and maintaining the quality of its interactions with the public and stakeholders of every description.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Methodology re: Operational Communications Services  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Methodology re: Strategic Communications Services  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Resources Proposed  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Account Management Measures  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Reliability and Continuity of Supply  /  Weighting:  5%
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
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 consult the Invitation to Tender Documents available to download at www.etenders.gov.ie

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:  
In accordance with Article 28(6)(a) of Directive 2014/24/EU, the Contracting Authority is availing of shortened timescales in connection with this competition on the basis of urgency. Specifically, the project in question is characterised as urgent due to its relevance to an acute hospital environment and the likely time required to adequately assess all proposals received from an operational perspective.
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 158-362421

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Communications and Public Relations Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

21/11/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  5
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:  0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Drury Communications Ltd t/a Drury | Porter Novelli
139459
17a Gilford Road, Sandymount
Dublin
Dublin 4
IE
Telephone: +353 12605000
E-mail: louise.walsh@drurypn.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  320000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  144000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please consult the Invitation to Tender Documents available to download at www.etenders.gov.ie
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Central Office of the High Court, Ground Floor, East Wing, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The Contracting Authority undertakes that this framework agreement (which is reviewable in accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010) will not be established until a period of fourteen calendar days has been observed following the electronic notification of all concerned tenderers. This 'standstill period' reflects the provisions of Directive 2007/66/EC, as subsequently amended, and all relevant Irish transpositions thereof.