Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Public Relations/Communications (PR) Services for the OGP

The Office of Government Procurement

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for use by the framework clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the ‘OGP’) is an office within the department of public expenditure and reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the contracting authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
The contracting authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the ‘Framework Agreement’) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ‘Services’). Individual contracts (each a ‘Services Contract’) awarded under the Framework Agreement will be valued at or above EUR 100 000.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-07. The procurement was published on 2021-03-26.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-03-26 Contract notice
2021-08-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-03-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 761008000 📞
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185449&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185449&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Public Relations/Communications (PR) Services for the OGP PROJ000006748”
Products/services: Public relations services 📦
Short description:
“Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for use by...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Public relations management services 📦
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for use by...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality assurance
Quality criterion (weighting): 1000
Quality criterion (name): Quality of contract management and customer service
Quality criterion (name): Management and selection of resources — continuity of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 2000
Quality criterion (name): Quality and quantity of services
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 4000
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 10 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of three (3)...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of three (3)...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 187031).
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 187031).
Conditions for participation
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 187031).
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 187031).
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 187031).
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 187031).

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 12
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-05-07 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-05-07 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 063-160129 (2021-03-26)
Contract award notice (2021-08-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin 1. D01 PF72.
Postal code: Dublin
Phone: +353 0761008000 📞

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 10 000 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
“Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality Assurance
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Contract Management and Customer Service
Quality criterion (name): Management and Selection of Resources - Continuity of Services
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Quantity of Services
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of three (3)...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of three (3)...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 063-160129

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Public Relations/Communications (PR) Services for the OGP”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 24
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 24
Name and address of the contractor
Name: 360
National registration number: 9794855V
Postal address: 50 Upper Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 863599988 📞
E-mail: declan@weare360.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://weare360.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Aiken Communications Limited
National registration number: IE9692680s
Postal address: 24 Holles Street
Postal code: Dublin
Phone: +44 2890663000 📞
E-mail: carolyn@aikenpr.com 📧
URL: http://www.aikenpr.com 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Carr Communications Limited
National registration number: 9F54784R
Postal address: 24 Fitzwilliam Place
Postal town: Dublin 2
Phone: +353 17728900 📞
E-mail: alan@carrcommunications.ie 📧
Fax: +353 17728901 📠
URL: http://www.carrcommunications.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Daniel J Edelman Ireland
National registration number: 4625872G
Postal address: 2 Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, D02 DX37
Phone: +353 15921330 📞
E-mail: fiona.hodgins@edelman.com 📧
URL: http://www.edelman.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: DHR Communications
National registration number: IE 3652857IH
Postal address: 80 Francis Street
Postal code: Dublin 8
Phone: +353 14200580 📞
E-mail: info@dhr.ie 📧
URL: http://www.dhr.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Drury
National registration number: 139459
Postal address: 41a Blackberry Lane
Postal code: Dublin 6
Phone: +353 12605000 📞
E-mail: louise.walsh@drury.ie 📧
URL: http://www.drurypn.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

7️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Gibney Communications Limited
National registration number: IE8237960A
Postal address: Newmount House
Postal code: 22-24 Lower Mount St
Phone: +353 1016610402 📞
E-mail: chughes@gibneycomm.ie 📧
Fax: +353 16610284 📠
URL: http://www.gibneycomm.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

8️⃣
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Káno Communications
National registration number: 140389
Postal address: 11 Clanwilliam Square
Postal code: Grand Canal
Phone: +353 16798600 📞
E-mail: smolloy@kano.ie 📧
Fax: +353 16798606 📠
URL: http://www.kano.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Limelight Communications
National registration number: 9691923N
Postal address: 60 Grand Canal Street Upper
Postal code: Dublin 4
Phone: +353 16680600 📞
E-mail: kathryn.byrne@limelight.ie 📧
URL: http://www.limelight.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 10
Name and address of the contractor
Name: MKC Communications
National registration number: 295370
Postal address: 4 Lower Pembroke St
Phone: +353 0868143710 📞
E-mail: laurie@mkc.ie 📧
URL: http://www.mkc.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 11
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Murray Consultants Ltd
National registration number: 6360709m
Postal address: 40 Lower Baggot Street
Phone: +353 872269345 📞
E-mail: pwalsh@murraygroup.ie 📧
URL: http://www.murraygroup.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰

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Contract Number: 12
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Red Flag Consulting Ltd
National registration number: 2973686OH
Postal address: 2-4 Ely Place
Phone: +353 16344533 📞
E-mail: garret.doyle@thisisredflag.com 📧
URL: http://www.thisiisredflag.com 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 10 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 166-435512 (2021-08-23)