The Provision of Communications and Public Relations Services

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The objective of this invitation to tender is to invite organisations to submit proposals for advising and supporting SEAI communications and public relations (PR).
In pursuit of its mission and business objectives, SEAI uses a full marketing and communications mix, comprising both B-2-C and B-2-B. This includes advertising, events, PR, web, digital marketing, direct mail and design/print. These activities are managed by the communications team within SEAI. PR is used to create awareness, educate, inform and empower, as well as to encourage discussion and debate.
SEAIโ€™s communications activities are broadly segmented into 3 areas, namely corporate communications, programme communications and consumer communications.
For further information please see request for tender at www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-10. The procurement was published on 2020-01-09.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-01-09 Contract notice
2020-05-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-01-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public relations services
Reference number: Communications and PR
Short description:
The objective of this invitation to tender is to invite organisations to submit proposals for advising and supporting SEAI communications and public relations (PR). In pursuit of its mission and business objectives, SEAI uses a full marketing and communications mix, comprising both B-2-C and B-2-B. This includes advertising, events, PR, web, digital marketing, direct mail and design/print. These activities are managed by the communications team within SEAI. PR is used to create awareness, educate, inform and empower, as well as to encourage discussion and debate. SEAIโ€™s communications activities are broadly segmented into 3 areas, namely corporate communications, programme communications and consumer communications. For further information please see request for tender at 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: Advertising and marketing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Postal address: Three Park Place, Upper Hatch Street
Postal code: D02 FX65
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.seai.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: patrick.pirkl@seai.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18082124 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160560&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160560&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-01-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-02-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-01-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 007-011501
OJ-S issue: 7

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The objective of this invitation to tender is to invite organisations to submit proposals for advising and supporting SEAI communications and public relations (PR).
In pursuit of its mission and business objectives, SEAI uses a full marketing and communications mix, comprising both B-2-C and B-2-B. This includes advertising, events, PR, web, digital marketing, direct mail and design/print. These activities are managed by the communications team within SEAI. PR is used to create awareness, educate, inform and empower, as well as to encourage discussion and debate.
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SEAIโ€™s communications activities are broadly segmented into 3 areas, namely corporate communications, programme communications and consumer communications.
For further information please see request for tender at www.etenders.gov.ie
Estimated total value: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
SEAI reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 3 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority's obligations at law.
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Erdf

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the request for tender.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to the request for tender.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 4 months
Tender opening date: 2020-02-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Patrick Pirkl
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160560&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 007-011501 (2020-01-09)
Contract award notice (2020-05-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The objective of this invitation to tender was to invite organisations to submit proposals for advising and supporting SEAI communications and public relations (PR). In pursuit of its mission and business objectives, SEAI uses a full marketing and communications mix, comprising both B-2-C and B-2-B. This includes advertising, events, PR, web, digital marketing, direct mail and design/print. These activities are managed by the communications team within SEAI. PR is used to create awareness, educate, inform and empower, as well as to encourage discussion and debate. SEAIโ€™s communications activities are broadly segmented into three areas, namely corporate communications, programme communications and consumer communications. For further information please see request for tender at www.etenders.gov.ie
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Total value of the procurement: 390 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-05-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 094-224977
Refers to notice: 2020/S 007-011501
OJ-S issue: 94

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The objective of this invitation to tender was to invite organisations to submit proposals for advising and supporting SEAI communications and public relations (PR).
SEAIโ€™s communications activities are broadly segmented into three areas, namely corporate communications, programme communications and consumer communications.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1) Experience and understanding in meeting SEAIโ€™s needs
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): 2) Quality of proposed approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): 3) Evaluating and monitoring effectiveness
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 35

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-05-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Carr Communications Ltd
Postal address: 5 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 390 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Inns Quay, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Information about review deadlines: Courts Service of Ireland, Four Courts, Dublin Ireland.
Source: OJS 2020/S 094-224977 (2020-05-12)