Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/12/2020
External Reference: 2020-218441
TED Reference: 2020/S 247-613362
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin
1
IE
Contact person:
Procurement Unit
Telephone:
+353 18847888
E-mail:
procurement@failteireland.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address:
www.failteireland.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1169
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
B2B and B2C Strategy and Communications Services
Reference number:
MC/2020/03
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79340000
-
Advertising and marketing services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Fáilte Ireland intends to procure B2B and B2C Strategy and Communications Services
As the Agency with responsibility for leading integration among other contracted agencies, the successful tenderer will be required to provide strategic and creative services to Failte Ireland.
These services will include the delivery of:
• Strategic Planning (to include Brand Planning, Communications Planning and Connections Planning)
• Creative Support
• Evaluation
As the Agency with responsibility for leading integration among other contracted agencies, the successful tenderer will be required to provide strategic and creative services to Failte Ireland.
These services will include the delivery of:
• Strategic Planning (to include Brand Planning, Communications Planning and Connections Planning)
• Creative Support
• Evaluation
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
15000000.00
EUR
/
Highest offer:
25000000.00
EUR
taken into consideration
(excluding VAT)
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
79340000
-
Advertising and marketing services
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland intends to procure B2B and B2C Strategy and Communications Services
As the Agency with responsibility for leading integration among other contracted agencies, the successful tenderer will be required to provide strategic and creative services to Failte Ireland.
These services will include the delivery of:
• Strategic Planning (to include Brand Planning, Communications Planning and Connections Planning)
• Creative Support
• Evaluation
As the Agency with responsibility for leading integration among other contracted agencies, the successful tenderer will be required to provide strategic and creative services to Failte Ireland.
These services will include the delivery of:
• Strategic Planning (to include Brand Planning, Communications Planning and Connections Planning)
• Creative Support
• Evaluation
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Strategic Challenge
/
Weighting:
20
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Creative Challenge
/
Weighting:
20
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Competency & Expertise
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Agile Production Capability
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract Management
/
Weighting:
5
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Ultimate Cost
/
Weighting:
30
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Added Value
/
Weighting:
5
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.1.8)
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: 2020/S 103-248438
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: B2B and B2C Strategy and Communications Services
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
11/12/2020
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Core
IE 9824547V
16 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Dublin
IE
Telephone:
+353 16496439
E-mail:
dave.griffin@onecore.ie
Internet address:
http://www.onecore.ie
The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer:
15000000.00
EUR
/
Highest offer:
25000000.00
EUR
taken into consideration
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers;
4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met or cannot meet its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion;
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time;
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers;
4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met or cannot meet its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion;
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time;
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886000
Internet address:
www.courts.ie
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period ill be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are
available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that contract.
available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that contract.