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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-01-24 Contract notice
2018-10-31 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-01-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public relations services
Reference number: HSE 9281
Short description:
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
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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: Public relations services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Public relations management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office
Postal code: Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: caroline.davy@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 214923050 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 214923380 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124233&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124233&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-01-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-03-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-01-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 018-037245
OJ-S issue: 18
Additional information
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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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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.
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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
Estimated total value: 1 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: 1 option to renew for a further period of up to 12 months.
Additional information:
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.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
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.
Economic and financial standing:
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.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
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.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
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.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Criteria as indicated in 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.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2018-03-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Caroline Davy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124233&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: Estimated 36 months from the award of the contract.
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

Complementary information
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 018-037245 (2018-01-24)
Contract award notice (2018-10-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-10-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-11-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 211-483047
Refers to notice: 2018/S 018-037245
OJ-S issue: 211
Additional information
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

Object
Scope of the procurement
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

Procedure
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
Response to PR brief
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Quality of input into public affairs
Price (weighting): 200

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-09-24 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Internet address: http://www.q4pr.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 1 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Reference
Additional information
The contract for this framework is between Tusla and the successful tenderer. The procurement process was facilitated by HSE on behalf of Tusla Child and Family Agency.
Source: OJS 2018/S 211-483047 (2018-10-31)