Official UK procurement notice
ID 5050091 - DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services in India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) Region
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvest Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide Public Relations (PR) and media relations services to support their business development activities across India, Middle East and Africa. The Contractor shall have the ability to deliver PR and media activity across the IMEA region. Invest NI does not require the Contractor to have a physical presence / office location in each of these markets. However, the Contractor must have the ability to be able to deliver work in these markets, if required. This could be via a regional office presence or via collaboration with a third-party sub-contractor whereby the Contractor retains the main contractor status for the duration of the Contract but works with a third-party supplier based in that particular market. Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required.
CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
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
- First published
- 23 Feb 2024, 15:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 May 2024, 11:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5050091- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016990- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043c99Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. 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
- 23 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
25 Mar 2024 → 23 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Bids opened25 Mar 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Submission deadline23 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Notice published31 May 2024, 11:57 BST
- Bids must remain valid until23 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2024- Deadline moved to 23 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST26 Mar 2024, 09:27 GMT+29 days · was 25 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete31 May 2024, 11:57 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 25 Mar 2024 | 23 Apr 2024 | +29 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) | 25 Mar 2024 | 23 Apr 2024 | +29 d |
1. Changes to IV.2.2 - Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate - extended from 25 March 2024 at 15:00 GMT to 23 April 2024 at 15:00 GMT. 2. Changes to IV.2.7 - Conditions for opening of tender - extended from 25 March 2024 at 15:30 GMT to 23 April 2024 at 15:30 GMT.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDHILL COMMUNICATIONS UK LTDSMEContract | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · REDHILL COMMUNICATIONS UK LTDSME
- Signed
- 31 May 2024
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- REDHILL COMMUNICATIONS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.