The provision of a Media Monitoring Service to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The provision of a media monitoring service to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-09-14. The procurement was published on 2018-08-15.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-08-15 Contract notice
2019-05-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-08-15)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: College Road
Postal town: Sligo
Postal code: Ie
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Conor Prasad
Phone: +353 17043428 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: conor.prasad@welfare.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.welfare.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133838&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133838&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe provision of a Media Monitoring Service to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protectionโ€
Products/services: News-agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of a media monitoring service to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 70 800 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Print and Digital Media Monitoring and Analysis
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sales or marketing software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Communication and multimedia software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Television and radio broadcast transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Television broadcast transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Web search engine providers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Market and economic research; polling and statistics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Advertising and marketing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marketing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marketing management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Radio and television services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œA print and digital media monitoring service to include up to 6 500 articles per month (approximately 4 500 from print media and 2 000 from digital media)....โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 54 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to one year with a maximum of three such one year extension or...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œEstimated value is the best estimate at time of tender and may change during the course of the contract with extensions etc.โ€

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Broadcast Media Monitoring and Analysis
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œA broadcast media monitoring service to provide real-time coverage of all national, regional, and local radio stations and television stations in Ireland....โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 9 600 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 1 year with a maximum of three such 1 year extension or...โ€    Show more

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Social Media Monitoring and Analysis
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œA social media monitoring and analysis service to cover a list of key words and social media platforms as specified by the Contracting Authority and...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 7 200 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-09-14 15:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 4
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2018-09-14 15:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Online Tenderbox

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2018/S 158-362230 (2018-08-15)
Contract award notice (2019-05-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe Provision of a Media Monitoring Service to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protectionโ€
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of a media monitoring service to the minister for employment affairs and social protection.โ€
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 216 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and balance of resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): The method statement and quality assurance statement
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Price (weighting): 50
Description
Additional information:
โ€œEstimated value is the best estimate at time of tender and may change during the course of the contract with extensions, etc.โ€
Additional information:
โ€œLot 2 of this RFT has been cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of the RFT.โ€
Additional information:
โ€œLot 3 of this RFT has been cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of the RFT.โ€

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 158-362230

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Print and Digital Media Monitoring and Analysis
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-04-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Rue Point Media
National registration number: 03483525PH
Postal address: 4 Lombard Street East
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 VY96
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: laura.gunnery@ruepointmedia.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ruepointmedia.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 54 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 216 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Title: Broadcast Media Monitoring and Analysis
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Title: Social Media Monitoring and Analysis

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œLots 2 and 3 of this RFT have been cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of this RFT.โ€
Source: OJS 2019/S 091-219970 (2019-05-08)