The NTA requires a Creative Advertising Agency to provide Creative Advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media.
The services will include (but not be limited to):
Campaigns
— Through TV,
— Radio (local and national),
— Press (local and national),
— Out Of Home (small and large format),
— Digital (In Apps, on mobile and desktop), and
— Social Media.
Strategic and Creative Advertising
— Advising NTA and its constituent businesses on marketing and advertising strategy,
— Provide information on how best to target our diverse audiences,
— Providing creative design and production services, including digital,
— Advising on appropriate marketing mix strategy, and
— Running “below-the-line” promotions.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-01-23.
The procurement was published on 2018-12-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Creative Advertising Services
Products/services: Advertising and marketing services📦
Short description:
“The NTA requires a Creative Advertising Agency to provide Creative Advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media.
The services...”
Short description
The NTA requires a Creative Advertising Agency to provide Creative Advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media.
The services will include (but not be limited to):
Campaigns
— Through TV,
— Radio (local and national),
— Press (local and national),
— Out Of Home (small and large format),
— Digital (In Apps, on mobile and desktop), and
— Social Media.
Strategic and Creative Advertising
— Advising NTA and its constituent businesses on marketing and advertising strategy,
— Provide information on how best to target our diverse audiences,
— Providing creative design and production services, including digital,
— Advising on appropriate marketing mix strategy, and
— Running “below-the-line” promotions.
The NTA requires a Creative Advertising Agency to provide Creative Advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media. NTA regularly runs significant integrated marketing communications campaigns to increase usage of the services as outlined in the Information Memorandum, and to increase understanding of the programme outlined in the Information Memorandum, as well as other initiatives that arise from time to time.
The services will include (but not be limited to):
Campaigns
— Through TV,
— Radio (local and national),
— Press (local and national),
— Out Of Home (small and large format),
— Digital (In Apps, on mobile and desktop), and
— Social Media.
Strategic and Creative Advertising
— Advising NTA and its constituent businesses on marketing and advertising strategy,
— Provide information on how best to target our diverse audiences,
— Providing creative design and production services, including digital,
— Advising on appropriate marketing mix strategy, and
— Running “below-the-line” promotions.
A more detailed spec will be available at Invitation to Tender Stage. The Authority reserves the right to award the contract to one tenderer as part of stage 2 of this Tender competition.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The period of the Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory the contract may be renewed...”
Description of renewals
The period of the Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory the contract may be renewed twice by the Authority, at its sole discretion, with the renewal being for a period up to 12 months, for a total maximum contract duration of 4 years.
Show more Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Candidates will be checked to ensure that none of the grounds for exclusion are applicable to the candidate and to ensure that the candidate meets all of...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Candidates will be checked to ensure that none of the grounds for exclusion are applicable to the candidate and to ensure that the candidate meets all of the pass/fail criteria stated in the procurement documents. Each of the remaining candidates will be awarded marks for their responses to weighted objective criteria questions set out in the procurement documents. Provided that there are sufficient numbers of qualified candidates, the four candidates awarded the highest marks will be invited to submit tenders for the contract.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in the procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the procurement documents.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-01-23
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2019-08-21 📅
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 48 Months
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...”
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
Show more Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).”
Source: OJS 2018/S 245-561333 (2018-12-17)
Contract award notice (2019-10-14) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal code: D02W T20
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The NTA requires a creative advertising agency to provide creative advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media.
The services...”
Short description
The NTA requires a creative advertising agency to provide creative advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media.
The services will include (but not be limited to):
campaigns
— through TV,
— radio (local and national),
— press (local and national),
— out of home (small and large format),
— digital (In Apps, on mobile and desktop), and
— social media.
strategic and creative advertising
— advising NTA and its constituent businesses on marketing and advertising strategy,
— provide information on how best to target our diverse audiences,
— providing creative design and production services, including digital,
— advising on appropriate marketing mix strategy, and
— running ‘below-the-line’ promotions.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 048 955 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The NTA requires a creative advertising agency to provide creative advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media. NTA regularly...”
Description of the procurement
The NTA requires a creative advertising agency to provide creative advertising services to develop advertising for placement in general media. NTA regularly runs significant integrated marketing communications campaigns to increase usage of the services as outlined in the information memorandum, and to increase understanding of the programme outlined in the information memorandum, as well as other initiatives that arise from time to time.
The services will include (but not be limited to):
Campaigns
— through TV,
— radio (local and national),
— press (local and national),
— out of home (small and large format),
— digital (In Apps, on mobile and desktop), and
— social media.
Strategic and creative advertising
— advising NTA and its constituent businesses on marketing and advertising strategy,
— provide information on how best to target our diverse audiences,
— providing creative design and production services, including digital,
— advising on appropriate marketing mix strategy, and
— running ‘below-the-line’ promotions.
A more detailed spec will be available at invitation to tender stage. The authority reserves the right to award the contract to one tenderer as part of stage 2 of this tender competition.
Show more Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach with regard to specifications
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to sample creative brief 1
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to sample creative brief 2
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Price (weighting): 30
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 245-561333
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Creative Advertising Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-09-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cawley Nea\TBWA t/a TBWA\Dublin
National registration number: 184272
Postal address: Kodak House, 41A Blackberry Lane, Rathmines
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D6
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14966920📞
E-mail: hello.dublin@tbwa.com📧
Region: Ireland🏙️
URL: https://tbwa-dublin.com🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 048 955 💰
Complementary information Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).”
Source: OJS 2019/S 201-489062 (2019-10-14)