ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/09/2023

External Reference: 2023-246129

TED Reference: 2023/S 185-577611

Contract award notice

[NoticeContractAward]

[NoticeContractAwardSub]

[Directive201424]

[Section1]: [Ca]

I.1)

[NameAddressContact]

Tourism Ireland CLG
N/A
Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Dublin
D02 TD99
IE
[Contactpoint]: Procurement Officer
[AddressEmail]: TenderResponse@tourismireland.com
[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND
[Internets]:
[UrlGeneral]: http://www.ireland.com
[UrlBuyerprofile]: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1197

I.4)

[CaType]

[MaintypePublicbody]
I.5)

[Mainactivity]

[OtherActivity]:  Destination Marketing - Tourism

[Section2]: [Object]

II.1)

[QuantityScopeContract]

II.1.1)

[TitleContract]

Online News Media Monitoring & Media Evaluation Services Across 20 Markets
[Fileref]:  OMM/EG/2020
II.1.2)

[CpvMain]

71700000  - 
II.1.3)

[TypeContract]

[Services]
II.1.4)

[DescrShort]

CONTRACT AWARDED TO HIGHEST SCORING TENDERER FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE TENDER PROCESS. Tourism Ireland wishes to contract a media evaluation consultancy to support with qualitative media evaluation of global earned media coverage, spanning 20 markets. As part of this contract, the supplier will provide a centralised media monitoring service for online news content across these 20 markets which feeds into the global evaluation database.
PLEASE REFER TO THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM www.etenders.gov.ie FOR DETAILS OF TOURISM IRELAND'S SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
II.1.6)

[LotsInfo]

[DivisionLots]: [No]
II.1.7)

[ValueTotal]

[ValueExclVat]:  1500000.00  EUR
II.2)

[Description]

II.2.2)

[CpvAdditional]

22200000  - 
30233000  - 
72212500  - 
72330000  - 
92200000  - 
92400000  - 
II.2.3)

[PlacePerformance]

[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND
[MainsiteplaceWorksDelivery]:  
Across a global network of 20 markets.
II.2.4)

[DescrProcurement]

Tourism Ireland launched a competitive procurement process to contract a media evaluation consultancy to support with qualitative media evaluation of global earned media coverage, spanning 20 markets. As part of this contract, the supplier will provide a centralised media monitoring service for online news content across these 20 markets which feeds into the global evaluation database.
II.2.5)

[AwardCriteria]

[AwardCriteriaBelow]
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Evaluation Expertise based on Examples of managing multiple data feeds from many monitoring providers  /  [Weighting]:  15%
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Evaluation Expertise based on Demonstrable experience supporting a multi-market client through a change management process, guiding global organisations on goal setting and drawing actionable insights  /  [Weighting]:  15%
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Monitoring Expertise based on Proven experience in developing and improving monitoring search terms across multiple languages.  /  [Weighting]:  10%
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Monitoring Expertise based on Proposed alerting format for new online content sourced.  /  [Weighting]:  10%
[AwardLowestCost]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Ultimate Cost  /  [Weighting]:  50%
II.2.11)

[OptionsInfo]

[Options]: [No]
II.2.13)

[EuProgrInfo]

[EuProgrRelated]: [No]
II.2.14)

[InfoAdditional]

CONTRACT AWARDED TO HIGHEST SCORING BIDDER FOLLOWING EVALUATION OF TENDERS RECEIVED AGAINST STATED CRITERIA. COMPETITION CLOSED

[Section4]: [Procedure]

IV.1)

[Description]

IV.1.1)

[TypeProcedure]

[ProctypeRestricted]
IV.1.8)

[GpaInfo]

[GpaCovered] : [Yes]
IV.2)

[InfoAdmin]

IV.2.1)

[PubPrevious]

[NumberOj]: 2020/S 207-503599

[Section5]: [AwardOfContract]

[ContractNumber]: 1

[TitleContract]: Online News Media Monitoring & Media Evaluation Services Across 20 Markets

[AwardConfirm]: [Yes]
V.2)

[AwardOfContract]

V.2.1)

[DateAward]

01/04/2021
V.2.2)

[AwardOffersInfo]

[OffersReceived]:  3
[NumberTendersSme]:  1
[NumberTendersMs]:  0
[NumberTendersNonms]:  3
[OffersReceivedElectronic]:  3
[AwardedGroup] :  [No]
V.2.3)

[AwardedToName]

Carma International Limited
751-9728-02
Studio 17-18, Royal Victoria Patriotic Building
London
Sw18 3SX
UK
[Nutscode]:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

[AwardedSme] : [No]
V.2.4)

[ValueContractInfo] ([ExclVat])

[ValueEstimTotalContract]:  1500000.00  EUR
[ValueTotalFinal]:  1500000.00  EUR

[Section6]: [InfoComplement]

VI.3)

[InfoAdditional]

CONTRACT AWARDED. COMPETITION CLOSED
VI.4)

[AppealsProcedure]

VI.4.1)

[AppealsBody]

The High Court
The Four Courts
Dublin
IE

VI.4.3)

[AppealsLodging]

[AppealsDeadline]: 
This contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification