Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 02070081467
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-developmentoffice
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Media Monitoring and Evaluation Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22210000 - Newspapers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Daily monitoring of media, selection of articles and distribution and dissemination to
FCDO staff requiring the service. Also ad-hoc monitoring and evaluation of separate
themes and keywords using print, online and social media as required; evaluation and
presentation of insight metrics to FCDO customer(s).
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
1 August 2023
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
27 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cision Group Ltd
5 Churchill Pl, Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £270,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
London
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22210000 - Newspapers
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Daily monitoring of media, selection of articles and distribution and dissemination to FCDO staff requiring the service. Also ad-hoc monitoring and evaluation of separate themes and keywords using print, online and social media as required; evaluation and presentation of insight metrics to FCDO customer(s).
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
1 August 2023
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£270,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cision Group Ltd
5 Churchill Pl, Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
This contract is varied as follows:
• From: 3.1 The Supplier will provide Print Press Monitoring, Online Monitoring, Broadcast Media and Social Media Monitoring as defined in RM6134 Framework Schedule 1 (Specification), unless amended by this Statement of Requirements.
• To: 3.1 The Supplier will provide Print Press Monitoring, Online Monitoring, Broadcast Media Monitoring, Social Media Monitoring and the Journalists’ Database as defined in RM6134 Framework Schedule 1 (Specification), unless amended by this Statement of Requirements.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
To incorporate Cision Journalists’ Database into main Cision contract to streamline payment processes and make more efficient.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £141,364.20
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £154,663.20