Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health
C/O 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health NI
Castle Buildings
Belfast
BT4 3SQ
UK
E-mail: ssd.admin@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves 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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 4345494 - Mental Health Champion Advertising Campaign
Reference number: 4345494
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Mental Health Champions office ‘the Client’ wishes to appoint an agency, ‘the Contractor’ to deliver advertising and related services for campaign advertising for The Mental Health Champion’s Office. The overall purpose of this campaign is to encourage the public to ‘get talking’, promoting why it’s so important for people to open up about how they are feeling. This contract is expected to commence in December 2022 for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for one further 1 year period dependent on internal approvals. The maximum budget for the 2022/23 financial year is £120,000. All budgets are subject to Champion’s approval and no guarantee can be given as to the level and value of work to be placed throughout the lifetime of this contract. All aspects are subject to the continuing availability of funds and the continuing assessment of advertising need
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
420 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79340000
79341400
79341200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Mental Health Champions office ‘the Client’ wishes to appoint an agency, ‘the Contractor’ to deliver advertising and related services for campaign advertising for The Mental Health Champion’s Office. The overall purpose of this campaign is to encourage the public to ‘get talking’, promoting why it’s so important for people to open up about how they are feeling. This contract is expected to commence in December 2022 for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for one further 1 year period dependent on internal approvals. The maximum budget for the 2022/23 financial year is £120,000. All budgets are subject to Champion’s approval and no guarantee can be given as to the level and value of work to be placed throughout the lifetime of this contract. All aspects are subject to the continuing availability of funds and the continuing assessment of advertising need
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 - Strategic Solution
/ Weighting: 24.5
Quality criterion: AC2 - Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan
/ Weighting: 25..2
Quality criterion: AC3 - Proposals for research and evaluation
/ Weighting: 4.9
Quality criterion: AC4 - Key Personnel Experience
/ Weighting: 4.9
Quality criterion: AC5 - Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.5
Cost criterion: AC6 - Total Campaign Delivery Cost
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: AC7 - Average Hourly Rate
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract stall take effect on the commencement Date and shall continue until the end of the contract period 2 years. The client may, no later than 6 months prior to the initial contract period expiry date, give notice in writing to the Contractor to invite the Contractor to agree to extend the Contract for any period up to and including 1 year commencing from the initial Contract Period Expiry Date.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2022/S 000-027542
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/12/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTD
Ardmore House
HOLYWOOD
BT18 9JQ
UK
E-mail: INFO@ARDMORE.CO.UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 420 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such body
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement. competitions. Instead any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged. breaches of the Public Contracts Regs
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/12/2022