Appointment of a suitable contractor to provide strategy animation for Laois Tourism Strategy 2018 - 2022

Laois Tourism

The appointment of an animation service to include (but not limited to):-.
Provision of the services of an animator (i.e. implementation executive) to assist the Laois Tourism Board in implementing the strategy further development of the strategy services to the Board of Laois Tourism.
Marketing support.
Publicity and public relations.
Event Management.
To work with and support Tourism Related Groups in the County e.g.
The Gordon Bennett Classic Car Committee.
The Laois International Golf Challenge Committee.
The Laois Garden Festival Committee.
The Downtown Traders Group (Portlaoise).
To promote Laoisโ€™s attractions and facilities.
Organise and work with groups/communities on special and seasonal events and festivals.
Carry out research on existing tourist attractions to gain customer feedback in order to make improvements.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-01-25. The procurement was published on 2017-12-08.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2017-12-08 Contract notice
2018-08-01 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2018-08-01)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Laois Tourism
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: รras an Chontae, JFL Avenue
Postal town: Portlaoise
Postal code: Co.Laois
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Dominic Reddin
Phone: +353 578664218 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: dreddin@laoiscoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.laoistourism.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/135012 ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Tourism Board

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œAppointment of suitable Contractor to provide Strategy Animation for Laois Tourism Strategy 2018 - 2022โ€
Products/services: Administrative services related to tourism affairs ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe appointment of an Animation service to include (but not limited to): โ€” Provision of the services of an Animator (i.e. implementation Executive) to...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 74 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Market research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Portlaoise
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe appointment of an Animation service to include (but not limited to): โ€” Provision of the services of an Animator (i.e. implementation Executive) to...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 239-496256

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Animation Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-01-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Big idea Consulting
Postal address: Hillside House, Ballinteskin Stradbally,
Postal town: Laois
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +44 353862568863 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: henry@bigidea.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.bigideaconsulting.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 74 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 7375.00
Highest offer: 24500.00

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Laois Tourism
Postal address: c/o Laois Co Co
Postal town: Portlaoise
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: dreddin@laoiscoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: www.laois.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2018/S 147-336982 (2018-08-01)