Contract

P-0963 Provision of Integrated Communications Agency Services

  • Translink

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-017494

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cbc4

Published 23 July 2021, 12:45pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Translink

Procurement Department

Belfast

BT2 7LX

Contact

Rachel Lemon

Email

rachel.lemon@translink.co.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.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

P-0963 Provision of Integrated Communications Agency Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79416000 - Public relations services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Supplier to provide public relations and event management services including but not limited to: designing, delivering and evaluating high impact integrated corporate communications strategies, campaigns and activities within set budgets and timescales. Your proposal MUST be submitted within etendersNI portal, via this Cft. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supplier to provide public relations and event management services including but not limited to: designing, delivering and evaluating high impact integrated corporate communications strategies, campaigns and activities within set budgets and timescales. Your proposal MUST be submitted within etendersNI portal, via this Cft. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial term of the contract will run for 3 years, with the option to extend for period(s) up to a maximum of 48 months.

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted 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: 2019/S 242-595878


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

30 June 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

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: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

MORROW COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Hanwood House

HOLYWOOD

BT18 9JQ

Email

k.donnelly@morrowcommunications.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court, Belfast

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Translink Group will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill. period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge. the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 provide for. 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)