Official UK procurement notice
DfE Invest NI - PR Services GB and Europe
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDfE Invest NI - PR Services GB and Europe
- Recurrence: Every 3 to 4 years
CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1DfE Invest NI - PR Services GB and EuropeAwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
DfE Invest NI - PR Services GB and Europe. Additional information: The contract is for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend the contract for a three further periods of up to 12 months each.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 65%
- Quantitative Criteria: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 65
- Quantitative Criteria: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Every 3 to 4 years
- First published
- 1 Nov 2021, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2022, 08:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3758909- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005793- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f22dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract... requirements.. is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory... levels of contract.. performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory... levels of contract.. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their... performance still. does. not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional... misconduct and. they may. be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue... of a Certificate of. Unsatisfactory. Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being... undertaken by Centres. of Procurement. Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period.. of. twelve months from. the date of issue of. the certificate.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Dec 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
7 Dec 2021 → 7 Mar 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Dec 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Dec 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published3 Mar 2022, 08:25 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until7 Mar 2022, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2022- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2022, 08:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2022, 08:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowded Hour LLC DBA Tempus MediaSMEContract | £600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Crowded Hour LLC DBA Tempus MediaSME
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Crowded Hour LLC DBA Tempus MediaAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria