Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
MID AND EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH COUNCIL
The Braid Ballymena Town Hall,1-29 Bridge Street
BALLYMENA
BT435EJ
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team MEA
Telephone: +44 2825633165
E-mail: Procurement@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN0F
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT FOR MID AND EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH COUNCIL
Reference number: T359/JS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council ('the Council') invites tenders from suitably qualified companies to provide a comprehensive range of strategic integrated communications, public relations and public affairs services and support across a range of business functions in order to help add value to the organisation.
This includes developing a strategic external and internal communication strategy, responding to media enquiries, issuing news releases, developing PR and marketing campaigns, raising the profile of Council regionally and nationally, managing and monitoring social media, delivering media training to relevant spokespeople, developing internal and external publications and providing a graphic design service. The team works closely with staff across all services and provides support and information to Council leaders and Elected Members.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
140 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0F
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
includes developing a strategic external and internal communication strategy, responding to media enquiries, issuing news releases, developing PR and marketing campaigns, raising the profile of Council regionally and nationally, managing and monitoring social media, delivering media training to relevant spokespeople, developing internal and external publications and providing a graphic design service. The team works closely with staff across all services and provides support and information to Council leaders and Elected Members.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1 further period of 12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/07/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/07/2021
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
mid and east antrim borough council
ballymena
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/07/2021