Multi-Party Framework for Public Affairs / Communications Services

CORU - Health and Social Care Professionals Council

CORU is the umbrella body which will be responsible for regulating health and social care professionals. This includes the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the 12 Registration Boards established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act. CORU’s role is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, professional education, training and competence across 12 health and social care professions.
CORU proposes to engage in a competitive process in order to establish a multi-party framework agreement for its requirements relating to Public Affairs / Communications Services to support the Council in exercising its statutory functions and powers in carrying out their day to-day responsibilities.
It is envisaged that 3 agencies will be appointed to the framework.
Seven (7) deliverables have been identified as requirements under the framework agreement:
Deliverable 1 - Public Affairs Advisory Services;
Deliverable 2 - Crisis Management;
Deliverable 3 - Communications strategy and campaign development;
Deliverable 4 - Internal communications;
Deliverable 5 - Media Training;
Deliverable 6 - Policy Development;
Deliverable 7 - Query Management.
The restricted procedure is being used and interested parties are requested to download and complete and return the qualification questionnaire available from www.etenders.gov.ie in order to be considered for inclusion on the tender list.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=262073.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-07-29. The procurement was published on 2011-06-29.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Drury Communications
• Keating and Associates Public Relations
• MKC Communications

Who?

• CORU - Health and Social Care Professionals Council

What?

• Public relations services › Public relations consultancy services

Where?

• Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-06-29	Contract notice
2012-03-09	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2011-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: public relations consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

The services will be required on an ongoing basis covering the 7 deliverables outlined in the description. The services may be required at short notice.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Public relations consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: 13-15 The Mall, Beacon Court, Bracken Road
Postal town: Sandyford
Contact
Internet address: http://www.coru.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@coru.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12933160 📞
Fax: +353 12933170 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-06-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-07-29 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 124-206215
OJ-S issue: 124
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition. (ET Ref:262073).

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

(ET Ref:262073).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 40 000 💰
200 000 💰
Frequency of contracts to be awarded: Not known.
Short description:

CORU proposes to engage in a competitive process in order to establish a multi-party framework agreement for its requirements relating to Public Affairs / Communications Services to support the Council in exercising its statutory functions and powers in carrying out their day to-day responsibilities.

It is envisaged that 3 agencies will be appointed to the framework.

Seven (7) deliverables have been identified as requirements under the framework agreement:

Deliverable 1 - Public Affairs Advisory Services;

Deliverable 2 - Crisis Management;

Deliverable 3 - Communications strategy and campaign development;

Deliverable 4 - Internal communications;

Deliverable 5 - Media Training;

Deliverable 6 - Policy Development;

Deliverable 7 - Query Management.

The restricted procedure is being used and interested parties are requested to download and complete and return the qualification questionnaire available from www.etenders.gov.ie in order to be considered for inclusion on the tender list.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=262073.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Duration: 48 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

All conditions are outlined in the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Economic and financial standing:

All conditions are outlined in the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Technical and professional ability:

All conditions are outlined in the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful tenderers,
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 3
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:

Following receipt of applications, all responses will be evaluated on the basis of the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire. It is anticipated that at least the top 5 scoring applicants will be invited to tender.

Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-08-08 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: CORU - Health and Social Care Professionals Council
Contact
Contact point: Office Manager
Internet address: www.coru.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19725 🌏
Name: Qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for further information: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: Coru
URL for participation: www.coru.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

(ET Ref:262073).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement (and the reviewable public contract) to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement (including the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement and reviewable public contract.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact Legal Advisor
Source: OJS 2011/S 124-206215 (2011-06-29)

Contract award notice (2012-03-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: public relations services
Total value of the procurement: 120 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Public relations services 📦

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)
Postal address: 13-15 The Mall, Beacon Court, Bracken Road, Sandyford
Postal town: Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-03-09 📅
Publication date: 2012-03-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 51-082414
Refers to notice: 2011/S 124-206215
OJ-S issue: 51
Additional information
(ET Ref:394192).

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: 13-15 The Mall, Beacon Court, Bracken Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding & Methodology for Service Delivery (35)
2. Technical Merit of Human Resources (20)
3. Contract Management (10)
4. Reliability and Continuity of Supply (5)
5. Ultimate Cost (30)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-02-03 📅
Name: Keating and Associates Public Relations
Postal address: 19 Fitzwilliam Place
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Drury Communications
Postal address: 17a Gilford Road, Sandymount
Postal code: 4

3️⃣
Name: MKC Communications
Postal address: 4 Lower Pembroke Street
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Gail Ferguson

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Inns Quay
Name: N/a
Information about review deadlines: Please contact a legal advisor.
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please contact a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2012/S 051-082414 (2012-03-09)

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