Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest NI
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
ssdadmin.cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 Invest NI - PR Services GB and Europe
Reference number
ID 3758909
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79416000 - Public relations services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DfE Invest NI - PR Services GB and Europe
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: £600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79416100 - Public relations management services
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE Invest NI - PR Services GB and Europe
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 65
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
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.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) 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.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-027327
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crowded Hour LLC DBA Tempus Media
CHATHAM
07928
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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