Public affairs and communications advisory services
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (“PSI”) is the statutory body established under the Pharmacy Act, 2007 charged with the regulation of the pharmacy sector in Ireland. It acts in the public interest to regulate the profession.
The PSI proposes to engage in a competitive process to award a contract for its requirements relating to public affairs and communications advisory services. These services will include the provision of media briefing advice, managing media relations, developing communication strategies, managing stakeholder relations, issue management and on-going PR support.
It is anticipated that the agreement will be for 3 years subject to satisfactory annual review, with option to extend for a further one year.
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=183674.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-08-30. The procurement was published on 2011-07-15.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • Q4pr
- • Public relations services › Public relations consultancy services
- • Public relations services › Public relations management services
- • Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2011-07-15 | Contract notice |
| 2012-02-27 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2011-07-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: public relations services
Quantity or scope:
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 services 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: 18 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.thepsi.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@thepsi.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12184000 📞
Fax: +353 12837678 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-08-30 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 136-226632
OJ-S issue: 136
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Quantity or scope:
Description of options:
Duration: 48 months
Reference number: PSI 1-11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Economic and financial standing:
Technical and professional ability:
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with successful tenderer.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Contact
Contact point: Procurement
Eileen Troy
Internet address: www.thepsi.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11101 🌏
Name: the information is available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal
URL for further information: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
URL for participation: www.thepsi.ie 🌏
Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: PSI 1-11
Additional information
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: contact a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2011/S 136-226632 (2011-07-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: public relations services
Quantity or scope:
The agreement will be for 3 years subject to satisfactory annual review, with option to extend for a further one year.At a minimum the successful service provider will be required to deliver effective communication plans, assist and advise on stakeholder and media management, provide on-going PR advice and support.
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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 services 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: 18 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.thepsi.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@thepsi.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12184000 📞
Fax: +353 12837678 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-08-30 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 136-226632
OJ-S issue: 136
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders web site 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 of information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by the tenderers;
3) Contract award will be subjest to prompt production of a current tax clearance certificate issued by the Irish revenue Commissioners;
4) The contracting authority reserves the right to hold interviews at any stage during the process;
5) Payments will be in accordance with the European Communities Late payments in Commercial Transactions Regulations (2002);
6) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
7) This the sole call for competition for these services;
8) At its absolute discretion, the contacting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
(ET Ref:183674).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (“PSI”) is the statutory body established under the Pharmacy Act, 2007 charged with the regulation of the pharmacy sector in Ireland. It acts in the public interest to regulate the profession.
The PSI proposes to engage in a competitive process to award a contract for its requirements relating to public affairs and communications advisory services. These services will include the provision of media briefing advice, managing media relations, developing communication strategies, managing stakeholder relations, issue management and on-going PR support.
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It is anticipated that the agreement will be for 3 years subject to satisfactory annual review, with option to extend for a further one year.
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=183674.
The agreement will be for 3 years subject to satisfactory annual review, with option to extend for a further one year.
At a minimum the successful service provider will be required to deliver effective communication plans, assist and advise on stakeholder and media management, provide on-going PR advice and support.
Option to extend the contract for a further 1 year subject to satifactory performance and annual review.
Number of possible renewals: 1
Duration: 48 months
Reference number: PSI 1-11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Tenderers will be required to confirm that none of the conditions for exclusion contained in the Declaration of Bona Fides apply to their particular case, otherwise they will be excluded.
A copy of the Declaration is included in the invitation to tender available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie.
In order to be considered the tenderer must meet the minimum financial and technical criteria as detailed in the invitation to tender and available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See invitation to tender.
Technical and professional ability:
In order to be considered the tenderer must meet the minimum financial and technical criteria as detailed in the invitation to tender and available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with successful tenderer.
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 but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅
Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Contact
Contact point: Procurement
Eileen Troy
Internet address: www.thepsi.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11101 🌏
Name: the information is available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal
URL for further information: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
URL for participation: www.thepsi.ie 🌏
Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: PSI 1-11
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders web site 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 of information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
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2) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by the tenderers;
3) Contract award will be subjest to prompt production of a current tax clearance certificate issued by the Irish revenue Commissioners;
4) The contracting authority reserves the right to hold interviews at any stage during the process;
5) Payments will be in accordance with the European Communities Late payments in Commercial Transactions Regulations (2002);
6) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
7) This the sole call for competition for these services;
8) At its absolute discretion, the contacting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
(ET Ref:183674).
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: contact a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2011/S 136-226632 (2011-07-15)
Contract award notice (2012-02-27)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-02-27 📅
Publication date: 2012-02-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 41-066053
Refers to notice: 2011/S 136-226632
OJ-S issue: 41
Additional information
(ET Ref:388512).
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of the requirements of the PSI (10)
2. Proposed methodology and approach (20)
3. Balance of resources and time allocation of team offered (10)
4. Proposed account manager (10)
5. Quality of proposed team (10)
6. Service delivery & reliability (10)
7. Ultimate cost (30)
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-12-13 📅
Name: Q4pr
Postal address: 88 St. Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2012/S 041-066053 (2012-02-27)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-02-27 📅
Publication date: 2012-02-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 41-066053
Refers to notice: 2011/S 136-226632
OJ-S issue: 41
Additional information
(ET Ref:388512).
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of the requirements of the PSI (10)
2. Proposed methodology and approach (20)
3. Balance of resources and time allocation of team offered (10)
4. Proposed account manager (10)
5. Quality of proposed team (10)
6. Service delivery & reliability (10)
7. Ultimate cost (30)
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-12-13 📅
Name: Q4pr
Postal address: 88 St. Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2012/S 041-066053 (2012-02-27)
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