Central Content Commission Agency Services โ€” Appointment to a Single-party Framework Agreement

Tourism Ireland Limited

Tourism Ireland wishes to enter into a single-party framework agreement with a Supplier for Central Content Commissioning Agency Services. The Content Commissioning Agency will be an over-arching agency that will manage all aspects of content sourcing, generation and management that Tourism Ireland will require for its online and offline promotional activities. The scope of this content will include (but is not be limited to) photography, print copy, web copy, design services, advertising sales, video, music, social media content, Facebook and mobile apps. Service provision will also include design, web/social and copy editorial, advertising sales, translation and localisation services. Though the appointed Content Commissioning Agency will itself have content generation resources/abilities, it is envisaged that the agency will have or develop a list of sub-contractors from which content โ€” across a wide range of formats and type โ€” will be able to be sourced. The Content Commissioning Agency will also be required to assist in working with an existing content asset management and delivery system set up by Tourism Ireland and our partner agency Fรกilte Ireland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-03-06. The procurement was published on 2015-02-04.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-02-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2015-02-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Printed matter and related products
Quantity or scope:
โ€œThe Contract Period will be for three years, renewable annually subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors. The contract may be...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 4 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Printed matter and related products 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: 2015-02-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-03-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-02-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 026-043592
OJ-S issue: 26
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the Irish Public Procurement portal www.etenders.gov.ie to download the RTP documentation in support of this Notice. Requests to...โ€    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œTourism Ireland wishes to enter into a single-party framework agreement with a Supplier for Central Content Commissioning Agency Services. The Content...โ€    Show more
Reference number: CT-2015-CMA-1
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œIsland of Ireland.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œCandidates are referred to the conditions set out in the Instructions Document.โ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œ(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.โ€
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
โ€œN/A.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 several liability.โ€
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:
โ€œAs detailed in the Instructions Document โ€” Suitability Criteria. It is anticipated that a minimum of 5 candidates will be shortlisted and invited to submit...โ€    Show more
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=84472&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Name: Tourism Ireland
Postal address: Beresford House, 2 Beresford Road
Postal town: Coleraine
Postal code: BT52 1GE
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Contact point: Sylvia McKibbin
E-mail: smckibbin@tourismireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for participation: http://www.ireland.com ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84472&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2015-09-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2019-12-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: CT-2015-CMA-1
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the Irish Public Procurement portal www.etenders.gov.ie to download the RTP documentation in support of this Notice.โ€

โ€œRequests to Participate must be submitted in hard copy and must be sent in clearly marked envelopes. Please return the original signed Request to...โ€    Show more
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โ€œTourism Ireland cannot accept responsibility for applications that are lost or damaged in the post.โ€

โ€œLate applications will not be accepted. Applications by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.โ€

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

โ€œTourism Ireland reserves the right to have its partners avail of the services under this agreement, if required.โ€

โ€œTourism Ireland reserves the right to include content requirements on behalf of its partners under this contract.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€

โ€œAward of this contract will be subject to approval by the Board of Tourism Ireland.โ€

โ€œAward of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order...โ€    Show more

โ€œAward of this contract will be subject to selected candidate obtaining a Tax Clearance Certificate as required by the Irish Revenue Commissioners.โ€

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 2015/S 026-043592 (2015-02-04)