Tourism NI - Appointment of PR, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Support

Official notice

Authority: Tourism Northern Ireland (Central government)

Services

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£1,110,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 May 2017

Awarded to JAGO COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Weber Shandwick

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Tourism Northern Ireland requires a service provider/providers to work with the TNI…

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.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Mar 2021, 12:40 GMT
Last source update: 22 Mar 2021, 12:40 GMT
Authority reference: ID 549936
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005751
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029de8 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The Authority incorporated a standstill period before this contract modification was awarded. The standstill period was for a minimum of 10 calendar days..

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,110,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 3 May 2017

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
JAGO COMMUNICATIONS LTDSME, Weber Shandwickjoint award	£1,110,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Tourism NI - Appointment of PR, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Support · JAGO COMMUNICATIONS LTDSME, Weber Shandwick
Signed
3 May 2017
Value
£1,110,000
Status
active
- Change Tourism NI is modifying this contract in accordance with 72(1)(c), - is a result of additional unforeseen difficulties due to the impact of Covid-19; - it does not render the contract materially different in character from that originally concluded; and - does not exceed the 50% modification value threshold. All work provided should be on the same rates as per the original contract., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: At the time of tender for this contract Tourism NI had estimated the value of this contract to be worth £740,000 ex VAT over a 4-year period; based on previous expenditure for the services required under this contract. However, during the course of this contract Tourism NI has delivered and number of high profile events and initiatives that were not originally anticipated or accounted for when estimating the contract value, including The Open and Taste the Island. This resulted in an increase in usage of this contract and a higher level of spend than originally anticipated, as these high profile vents required intensive PR. Also, as a result of Covid-19, Tourism NI have increased requirements for PR services to help with Industry Recovery. This was also not originally anticipated or accounted for when estimating the contract value. Additional services have become necessary and Tourism NI could not have foreseen the increased demand in services in relation to the high profile events and Covid-19. The changes required do not affect the overall nature of the contract. This contract has up to 5 months remaining before it expires, therefore Tourism NI requires a variation to the value of the contract to ensure continuity of service for the remainder of the contract period.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tourism Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral Government Linum Chambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7ESContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurementReview body As above

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Jago CommunicationsAwarded supplier Scottish Provident Buildings, 7Donegall Square West, BELFAST, East of England, BT1 6JHContact email
Jago CommunicationsAwarded supplier Scottish Provident Building, 7 Donegall Square West, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT1 6JHContact email
Weber ShandwickAwarded supplier 32-38 Linenhall Street BELFAST, East of England, BT2 8BGContact email
Weber ShandwickAwarded supplier The Linenhall 32-38 Linenhall Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT2 8BGContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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