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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/11/2023

External Reference: 2023-221696

TED Reference: 2023/S 220-692231

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

Provision of an Influencer Marketing Tool and Associated Services
Reference number:  IMTS/2023
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79413000  -  Marketing management consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Tourism Ireland sought to procure a tool that will allow us to identify and assess influencers to work with us on campaigns, with audiences in GB, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and ideally also UAE. 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:  560000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48481000  -  Sales or marketing software package
72322000  -  Data management services
79413000  -  Marketing management consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Across Tourism Ireland's global network of markets.
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tourism Ireland sought to procure a tool that will allow us to identify and assess influencers to work with us on campaigns, with audiences in GB, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and ideally also UAE. CONTRACT AWARDED / COMPETITION CLOSED
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Proposed Influencer Database Solution  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Measurement & Reporting Functionality  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Management of Service  /  Weighting:  15%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  50%
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

CONTRACT AWARDED / COMPETITION CLOSED

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 093-287345

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of an Influencer Marketing Tool and Associated Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

04/09/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Klear.com Ltd
514715523
15 Yotam Street
Haifa
3467505
IL
NUTS code:  IL -  Israel
Internet address: https://www.meltwater.com/en

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  550000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
The Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin
D8
IE
Internet address: https://www.court.ie

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.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin
D7
IE
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie