Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Justice
C/O 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 343867 - Domestic Abuse Offence Public Awareness Campaign
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Department of Justice wishes to appoint an agency to deliver advertising and related services for campaign
advertising. The overall purpose of this campaign is two-fold. Firstly and most importantly, it seeks to inform the public about the introduction of a new domestic abuse offence; and secondly, it seeks to continue to raise awareness of the issue of domestic abuse, a significant problem affecting all sections of our community.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2021/S 000-021900
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
ID 3438687
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
11 September 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
Name withheld for security reasons
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
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: £530,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures
Belfast
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
- 79341000 - Advertising services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Department of Justice wishes to appoint an agency to deliver advertising and related
services for campaign advertising. The overall purpose of this campaign is two-fold. Firstly
and most importantly, it seeks to inform the public about the introduction of a new domestic
abuse offence; and secondly, it seeks to continue to raise awareness of the issue of domestic
abuse, a significant problem affecting all sections of our community.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£530,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Name witheld for security reasons
belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
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):
In the event it is perceived as being a substantial modification, Regulations 72(1)(c) establishes that a modification may be permitted where the modification meets the following conditions:
1. the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent
contracting authority could not have foreseen;
2. the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; and
3. any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.
The value of the proposed modification remains below the 50% threshold. And there does not appear to be any change to the nature or the scope of the contract as this is a re-run of a previous advertising campaign. Taking all the clients information and considerations provided there would appear to be reasons to modify the contract to allow this re run. This will allow the programme to deliver and increase public awareness of domestic violence through an advertising campaign based upon advice received by the PSNI. This is on the basis of the existing terms and conditions, and tendered price.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
In the event it is perceived as being a substantial modification, Regulations 72(1)(c) establishes that a modification may be permitted where the modification meets the following conditions:
1. the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent
contracting authority could not have foreseen;
2. the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; and
3. any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.
The value of the proposed modification remains below the 50% threshold. And there does not appear to be any change to the nature or the scope of the contract as this is a re-run of a previous advertising campaign. Taking all the clients information and considerations provided there would appear to be reasons to modify the contract to allow this re run. This will allow the programme to deliver and increase public awareness of domestic violence through an advertising campaign based upon advice received by the PSNI. This is on the basis of the existing terms and conditions, and tendered price.
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: £530,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £730,000