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Contract Award Notice

Provision of Integrated Media Monitoring and Related Services

  • First published: 12 March 2019
  • Last modified: 12 March 2019
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited
Authority ID:
AA21335
Publication date:
12 March 2019
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The FSCS are seeking to appoint a supplier who can provide a high-quality service which demands minimum amount of FSCS input before distribution, which is timely and cost effective.

Traditional and Social Media Monitoring

— FSCS requires supplier to provide a traditional and social media monitoring and production of daily accurate and relevant e-mail bulletins,

— the e-mail bulletins must detail all FSCS name mentions and preferably other related coverage e.g. relating to firm failures, regulatory matters, etc. based on agreed criteria and/or keywords,

— the e-mail bulletins must provide links to full copies of the articles, gathered by a dedicated team of readers, or other robust methods (e.g. automated using key words, algorithms, etc.) and the ability to print articles as necessary.

Monthly Traditional and Social Media Evaluation and Reporting:

— The service provider must provide monthly traditional and social media evaluation reports within 3 days of the end of each month to include:

i) Volume;

ii) Tone;

iii) Commentary;

iv) Other relevant information as agreed.

Media Contact and Relationship Management Database:

— the service provider must provide access to a media contact and relationship management database,

— the media contact and relationship management database provided by the service provider must be accessible electronically and remotely (e.g. online),

— the media contact and relationship management database provided by the service provider must have the ability to create media distribution lists for issuing press releases to selected media contacts,

— the media contact and relationship management database provided by the service provider must have the ability to conversations, e-mails, etc with media contacts.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

10th Floor, Beaufort House, 15 St Botoph Street

London

EC3A 7QU

UK

Telephone: +44 2073758191

E-mail: Jean.Mutudza@fscs.org.uk

NUTS: UKI4

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.fscs.org.uk

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

Provision of Integrated Media Monitoring and Related Services

Reference number: FSCS354

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79416100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The FSCS is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide an integrated media monitoring managed service as follows:

— traditional and social media monitoring in real time,

— monthly traditional and social media monitoring evaluation and reporting,

— media contact and relationship management database.

The contract will be for 3 years with the option for FSCS to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 220 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

UKI

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The FSCS are seeking to appoint a supplier who can provide a high-quality service which demands minimum amount of FSCS input before distribution, which is timely and cost effective.

Traditional and Social Media Monitoring

— FSCS requires supplier to provide a traditional and social media monitoring and production of daily accurate and relevant e-mail bulletins,

— the e-mail bulletins must detail all FSCS name mentions and preferably other related coverage e.g. relating to firm failures, regulatory matters, etc. based on agreed criteria and/or keywords,

— the e-mail bulletins must provide links to full copies of the articles, gathered by a dedicated team of readers, or other robust methods (e.g. automated using key words, algorithms, etc.) and the ability to print articles as necessary.

Monthly Traditional and Social Media Evaluation and Reporting:

— The service provider must provide monthly traditional and social media evaluation reports within 3 days of the end of each month to include:

i) Volume;

ii) Tone;

iii) Commentary;

iv) Other relevant information as agreed.

Media Contact and Relationship Management Database:

— the service provider must provide access to a media contact and relationship management database,

— the media contact and relationship management database provided by the service provider must be accessible electronically and remotely (e.g. online),

— the media contact and relationship management database provided by the service provider must have the ability to create media distribution lists for issuing press releases to selected media contacts,

— the media contact and relationship management database provided by the service provider must have the ability to conversations, e-mails, etc with media contacts.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting:  30

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

The contract period is 3 years with the option of a further 2 extensions of up to 12 months 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

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:

2018/S 216-494159

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: FSCS354

Title: Provision of Integrated Media Monitoring and Related Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27/02/2019

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Press Data Ltd

9–10 St Andrew Square

Edinburgh

UK

NUTS: UKM75

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 220 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

The Strand

WC2A 2LL

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

06/03/2019

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79416100 Public relations management services Public relations services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Jean.Mutudza@fscs.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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