Communications and Advertising Research and Evaluation Services

Tourism Ireland Limited

Tourism Ireland invites requests to participate from suitably qualified suppliers in relation to conducting an annual Communications and Advertising Research and Evaluation Services amongst Tourism Ireland's primary targets in its main markets in the next 5 years (2015-19). This will involve diagnostically evaluating in-campaign executions, monitoring the effectiveness of market-level campaigns and guiding the development of future advertising/marketing/consumer communications collateral.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-01-23. The procurement was published on 2014-12-23.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-12-23 Contract notice
2015-01-16 Additional information
2016-01-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2014-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Market research services
Quantity or scope:
โ€œThe initial Contract Period will be for 3 years subject to budget, annual performance review and other factors. Tourism Ireland may, at its discretion, opt...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Market research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Tourism Ireland Limited
Postal address: 5th Floor โ€” Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ireland.com ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: hhughes@tourismireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14763400 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 14763666 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-12-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-12-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 249-442152
OJ-S issue: 249
Additional information

โ€œIt is anticipated that the contract will commence during June 2015 for a period of 3 years with an option at the sole discretion of Tourism Ireland to...โ€    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œTourism Ireland invites requests to participate from suitably qualified suppliers in relation to conducting an annual Communications and Advertising...โ€    Show more
Reference number: SDI 15-001
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œAll candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and turnover...โ€    Show more

โ€œAll candidates will be required to provide audited financial accounts/financial statements for the last 3 years.โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œDetails of previous projects of a similar nature and scope completed in the last 3 years, including a description of the project, delivery time frames,...โ€    Show more

โ€œDetails of relevant experience of the team/personnel involved in the project (role in the project, number of years experience in similar role, with a focus...โ€    Show more
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โ€œDetails of audited quality process such as membership of international quality accreditation standards, e.g. ISO and Market Research Quality, Standards...โ€    Show more
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โ€œDetails will be provided to shortlisted candidates in the ITT documentation.โ€
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
โ€œA grouping, if successful, must contract as a single entity, having joint and severable liability.โ€
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for selection:
โ€œPlease refer to Stage 1 Suitability Criteria in the Instructions documentation available for downloading.โ€
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Hannah Hughes
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1197 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83655&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Name: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: 5th Floor โ€” Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact point: Olivia Mulhern
E-mail: omulhern@tourismireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for participation: www.ireland.com ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83655&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2015-06-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2020-06-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: SDI 15-001
Additional information

โ€œIt is anticipated that the contract will commence during June 2015 for a period of 3 years with an option at the sole discretion of Tourism Ireland to...โ€    Show more

โ€œTourism Ireland reserves the right to amend the content of any questionnaires.โ€
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โ€œThis is the first stage in a 2-stage restricted procedure. Following evaluation of Requests to Participate received, a minimum of 5 shortlisted candidates...โ€    Show more

โ€œRequests to Participate (1 signed original and 3 hard copies plus 1 soft copy) must be delivered securely to the delivery address by the deadline detailed...โ€    Show more

โ€œTourism Ireland will not accept responsibility for Requests to Participate that are lost or damaged in the post.โ€

โ€œTourism Ireland will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by applicants, whether or not a final contract is awarded.โ€

โ€œTourism Ireland is subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice on Freedom of Information for North South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland,...โ€    Show more

โ€œAward of this contract will be subject to the selected candidate providing a current, valid Tax Clearance Certificate. Details of tax clearance for...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe contract will be subject to Irish law.โ€

โ€œTourism Ireland reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2014/S 249-442152 (2014-12-23)
Additional information (2015-01-16)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-01-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-01-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-01-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 014-021121
Refers to notice: 2014/S 249-442152
OJ-S issue: 14
Source: OJS 2015/S 014-021121 (2015-01-16)
Contract award notice (2016-01-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Research services
Total value of the procurement: 550 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 014763400 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 014763666 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-01-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2016-01-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 012-017325
OJ-S issue: 12

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Overall cost (50)
2. Quality of the proposal to be judged by the depth of understanding of Tourism Ireland's requirements together with effective and innovative ways to address key objectives (30)
3. The expertise of the day-to-day members of the team and, in particular, the Project Manager on all characteristics of this project though particularly Communications and Advertising (15)
4. Project Plan: Commitment to delivery of results and outputs in a timely fashion, including realistic scheduling, flexibility and progress updates on all phases of the project (5)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-06-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Millward Brown
Postal address: Millbank House, Arkle Road, Sandyford Business Park
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D18 C6R3
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: http://www.millwardbrown.com/ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Contracting authority
Contact
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83656&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2016/S 012-017325 (2016-01-15)