Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Tourism NI
Floors 10-12, Linum Chambers
Belfast
BT2 7ES
UK
E-mail: patrice.mcpolin@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.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 549936 Tourism NI — Appointment of PR, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Support.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Tourism Northern Ireland requires a service provider/providers to work with the TNI team in providing reliable and efficient PR, communications and stakeholder engagement support in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
740 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Travel/Lifestyle/Consumer PR
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79416000
79416100
79416200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tourism Northern Ireland requires a service provider/providers to work with the TNI team in providing reliable and efficient PR, communications and stakeholder engagement support in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Award Criteria
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79416000
79416100
79416200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tourism Northern Ireland requires a service provider/providers to work with the TNI team in providing reliable and efficient PR, communications and stakeholder engagement support in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Award Criteria
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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 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
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Travel/Lifestyle/Consumer PR
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jago Communications Ltd
Scottish Provident Building
Belfast
BT1 6JH
UK
Telephone: +28 90918421
E-mail: shona@jagocommunications.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:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weber Shandwick
The Linenhall 32-38 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BG
UK
Telephone: +28 90347300
E-mail: kmcveigh@webershandwick.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
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.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/05/2017