Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Public Relations Support to the Child & Family Agency (TUSLA)

Health Service Executive (HSE)

HBS Procurement, on behalf of TUSLA, seeks Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the Provision of Public Relations Support with a view to awarding a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for 3 years, subject to a satisfactory annual review of service provision, with the option to renew for a further year, pending a satisfactory review at that stage of the Public Relation services provided.
It is intended that a maximum of 5 (five) top-scoring qualified candidates will be shortlisted and to proceed to the final stages of the tender process. Those shortlisted as a result of the evaluation of the expressions of interest will be issued with the Invitation to Tender documentation and invited to submit a tender to be evaluated under specified Award Criteria.
For full details please see the Invitation to Provide an Expression of Interest documentation available to download from the Contract Notice published on the etenders website, www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-01. The procurement was published on 2018-01-24.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-01-24 Contract notice
2018-10-31 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2018-10-31)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Head Office
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: Millennium Park
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Caroline Davy
Phone: +353 214923050 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: caroline.davy@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 214923380 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSingle Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Public Relations Support to the Child and Family Agency (TUSLA) HSE 9281โ€
Products/services: Public relations services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œHBS Procurement, on behalf of TUSLA, seeks Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the Provision of Public Relations Support with a...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Public relations management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œHBS Procurement, on behalf of TUSLA, seeks Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the Provision of Public Relations Support with a...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of team structure
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Response to corporate strategy brief
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Response to crisis management brief
Quality criterion (name): Response to PR brief
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Quality of input into public affairs
Price (weighting): 200
Description
Additional information:
โ€œFor full details please see the invitation to provide an expression of interest documentation available to download from the Contract Notice published on...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 018-037245

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSingle Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Public Relations Support to the Child and Family Agency (TUSLA)โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-09-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Q4PR
National registration number: IE6391427C
Postal address: 88 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14751444 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: janet@q4pr.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 14751445 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.q4pr.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œThe contract for this framework is between Tusla and the successful tenderer. The procurement process was facilitated by HSE on behalf of Tusla Child and...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2018/S 211-483047 (2018-10-31)