Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
National Museums NI
Cultra, 153 Bangor Road
Holywood
BT18 0EU
UK
E-mail: jacqueline.purdy@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
National Museums Northern Ireland
Cultra
Holywood
BT18 0EU
UK
E-mail: jacqueline.purdy@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
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 293289 — DCAL/NMNI PR and Corporate Communications.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79416000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
National Museums Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a PR and corporate communications agency to provide effective consumer, business, tourism and corporate public relations and media relations for all of National Museums' sites. The appointed agency will be expected to devise and implement a calendar of strategic and tactical PR and corporate communications activity incorporating the full mix of integrated PR services including but not limited to press releases; media interviews; press previews and launches; general media liaison (local, national, international and social networking); media monitoring and evaluation; photo calls and photography. The agency will liaise closely with National Museums' marketing, PR and Executive Team to discuss and progress ideas and associated coverage. The core objectives of all National Museums Northern Ireland's communications campaigns are to increase awareness, visitor numbers, web visitors and generate income.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79416100
79416200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
National Museums Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a PR and corporate communications agency to provide effective consumer, business, tourism and corporate public relations and media relations for all of National Museums' sites. The appointed agency will be expected to devise and implement a calendar of strategic and tactical PR and corporate communications activity incorporating the full mix of integrated PR services including but not limited to press releases; media interviews; press previews and launches; general media liaison local, national, international and social networking; media monitoring and evaluation; photo calls and photography. The agency will liaise closely with National Museums' marketing, PR and Executive Team to discuss and progress ideas and associated coverage. The core objectives of all National Museums Northern Ireland's communications campaigns are to increase awareness, visitor numbers, web visitors and generate income.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Strategy and innovation
/ Weighting: 57
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 38
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 5
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
It is anticipated that this Contract will commence on 1.10.2016 for a duration of 2.5 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of up to 1 year and 1.5 years each.
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
The value of this contract is an indicative figure and therefore, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract.
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:
2016/S 082-145977
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/07/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
JPR NI LTD
232-240 Belmont Road
Belfast
BT4 2AW
UK
E-mail: mail@jprni.com
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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 300 000.00
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 bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Not Applicable
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2016