Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for the Economy
C/O Clare House,303 Airport Road
BELFAST
BT39ED
Contact
Julie Henderson
Julie.henderson@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816332
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfE - Advertising and Related Services Contract for Skills to Succeed
Reference number
ID 2749682
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79341000 - Advertising services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for the Economy (DfE) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide advertising and related services to deliver a suite of advertising campaigns. The requirement consists of a series of campaigns all running to promote some of the Department's 'Skills to Succeed' programmes and initiatives.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,700,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for the Economy (DfE) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide advertising and related services to deliver a suite of advertising campaigns. The requirement consists of a series of campaigns all running to promote some of the Department's 'Skills to Succeed' programmes and initiatives.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Strategic Solution and Creative Rationale / Weighting: 17.5
Quality criterion - Name: Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan / Weighting: 21
Quality criterion - Name: Proposals for Research and Evaluation / Weighting: 5.6
Quality criterion - Name: Key Personnel Experience / Weighting: 5.6
Quality criterion - Name: Creative Proposal (Presentation) / Weighting: 20.3
Cost criterion - Name: Total Media Cost / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Average Hourly Rate / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract will be awarded for one year, with two options to extend for twelve months each.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Contract will be awarded for one year, expected to commence in June 2020, with two options to extend for twelve months each.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier
Explanation:
Due to an administrative error the contract notice was not published in OJEU, a Contract award notice could not be published despite best endeavours. A modification has been requested by DFE to uplift the contract value to £2360000 which is considered under Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.
As these campaigns are part of the Skills to Succeed brand it is important that the consistency of the department's message is retained through all elements. Retaining the Contractor that worked with the department to develop these campaigns will ensure consistency of the brand going forward and avoid the likelihood of duplication of costs and significant inconvenience to the Authority associated with bringing a new supplier up to speed on the campaigns
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 September 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Navigator Blue
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,700,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Due to an administrative error the contract notice was not published in OJEU, a Contract award notice could not be published despite best endeavours. A modification has been granted by DFE to uplift the contract value to £2360000 which is considered under Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.
As these campaigns are part of the Skills to Succeed brand it is important that the consistency of the department's message is retained through all elements. Retaining the Contractor that worked with the department to develop these campaigns will ensure consistency of the brand going forward and avoid the likelihood of duplication of costs and significant inconvenience to the Authority associated with bringing a new supplier up to speed on the campaigns
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom