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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-08-15 Contract notice
2019-05-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-08-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: News-agency services
Short description:
The provision of a media monitoring service to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: News-agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Postal address: College Road
Postal code: Ie
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
Internet address: http://www.welfare.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: conor.prasad@welfare.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17043428 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133838&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133838&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-08-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-09-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-08-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 158-362230
OJ-S issue: 158
Additional information
Estimated value is the best estimate at time of tender and may change during the course of the contract with extensions etc.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 70 800 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Print and Digital Media Monitoring and Analysis
Lot number: 1
Short description:
A 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). This will be based on a list of print and digital media outlets and a list of key words provided by the Contracting Authority. Articles are to be received as a remotely-accessible email digest for multiple users. Print media monitoring is to be provided as an electronic press-cuttings digest each morning; digital media at regular intervals throughout the day.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 54 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
The 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 extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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Additional information:
Estimated value is the best estimate at time of tender and may change during the course of the contract with extensions etc.
Title of the lot: Broadcast Media Monitoring and Analysis
Lot number: 2
Short description:
A broadcast media monitoring service to provide real-time coverage of all national, regional, and local radio stations and television stations in Ireland. This will be based on a list of key words as specified by the Contracting Authority. This is to be provided to the Contracting Authority as broadcast clippings in a specified number of email alerts each day.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 600 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals:
The 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 extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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Title of the lot: Social Media Monitoring and Analysis
Lot number: 3
Short description:
A social media monitoring and analysis service to cover a list of key words and social media platforms as specified by the Contracting Authority and provided as social media trend and thematic analysis in a specified number of email alerts or digests to the Contracting Authority.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 200 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 4 months
Tender opening date: 2018-09-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 15:00
Place: Online Tenderbox

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Conor Prasad
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133838&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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
Short description:
The provision of a media monitoring service to the minister for employment affairs and social protection.
Total value of the procurement: 216 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-05-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-05-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 091-219970
Refers to notice: 2018/S 158-362230
OJ-S issue: 91
Additional information
Estimated value is the best estimate at time of tender and may change during the course of the contract with extensions, etc.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value is the best estimate at time of tender and may change during the course of the contract with extensions, etc.
Lot 2 of this RFT has been cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of the RFT.
Lot 3 of this RFT has been cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of the RFT.

Procedure
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

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-04-30 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Internet address: http://www.ruepointmedia.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 216 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Reference
Additional information
Lots 2 and 3 of this RFT have been cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of this RFT.
Source: OJS 2019/S 091-219970 (2019-05-08)