ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/10/2023

External Reference: 2023-296193

TED Reference: 2023/S 203-637154

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Tourism Ireland CLG
N/A
4th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Dublin
D02 TD99
IE
Contact person: Procurement Officer
E-mail: hhughes@tourismireland.com
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1197

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Tourism - Destination Marketing

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Destination PR Consultancy Services on behalf of Tourism Ireland in the GB Market
Reference number:  DPR/GB/2023
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79416200  -  Public relations consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Tourism Ireland initiated an EU wide competitive process to appoint a standout PR Agency to support the Tourism Ireland Publicity team in Great Britain to increase holidaymakers to the island of Ireland. CONTRACT AWARDED / COMPETITION CLOSED
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  600000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79416000  -  Public relations services
79416100  -  Public relations management services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKM -  SCOTLAND
NUTS code:  UKL -  WALES
NUTS code:  UKK -  SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code:  UKJ -  SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code:  UKI -  LONDON
NUTS code:  UKH -  EAST OF ENGLAND
NUTS code:  UKD -  NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code:  UKC -  NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
GB Market
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tourism Ireland initiated an EU wide competitive process to appoint a standout PR Agency to support the Tourism Ireland Publicity team in Great Britain to increase holidaymakers to the island of Ireland. CONTRACT AWARDED / COMPETITION CLOSED
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Creativity, innovation, strategic thinking, and ability to reach our key audiences as demonstrated in the response to brief for the presentation and press release exercise.  /  Weighting:  45%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed account team structure and experience  /  Weighting:  15%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  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

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: 2023/S 068-203126

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Destination PR Consultancy Service for the GB Market

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

16/10/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Finn Partners
814626043
1st Floor – Broad Street House 55 Old Broad Street
LONDON
EC2M 1RX
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.finnpartners.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  600000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

CONTRACT AWARDED - COMPETITION CLOSED
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin
D7
IE
Internet address: https://www.tourismireland.com/

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: In accordance with Remedies Legislation and S.I. 130. Please consult your own legal advisors.