Provision of Digital Content Production Services in Support of Citizen Engagement

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Provision of digital content production services in support of citizen engagement to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the all-of-Government Creative Ireland Programme. Services include website and social media content creation including copywriting and image sourcing, digital content strategy and management, digital analysis (including measurement and reporting), video production including filming, editing, post production, sound mixing to final edit, copy editing, audience definition and targeting, SEO optimisation, photography, live streaming and podcasting.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-03-05. The procurement was published on 2021-01-18.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-01-18 Contract notice
2021-05-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-01-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Barry Mellett
Phone: +353 858570776 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: barry.mellett@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-tourism-culture-arts-gaeltacht-sport-and-media/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1968 ๐ŸŒ
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=181137&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181137&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Digital Content Production Services in Support of Citizen Engagement CIP/2021/DIGโ€
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œProvision of digital content production services in support of citizen engagement to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 526 337 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Advertising services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œProvision of digital content production services in support of citizen engagement to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ability to fully meet the tender requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Creative expertise
Quality criterion (name): Experience and track record of excellence in digital services
Quality criterion (name): Project management
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Audience development
Price (weighting): 100
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 526 337 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 20
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 12 months with a maximum of one such extension or...โ€    Show more
Additional information: All relevant information is contained within RFT.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-03-05 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2021-06-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-03-05 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Procurement Section
Postal address: D/TCAGSM, Government Offices, New Road, Co. Kerry
Postal town: Killarney
Postal code: V93A 49X
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 015-032300 (2021-01-18)
Contract award notice (2021-05-11)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 526337.50 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 015-032300
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œProvision of Digital Content Production Services in Support of Citizen Engagementโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-05-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: bigO
Postal address: 9 Mount Street Crescent
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 X326
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 526337.50 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: D/TCAGSM, Government Offices, New Road, Killarney
Postal town: Co. Kerry
Postal code: V93A49X
Source: OJS 2021/S 093-244528 (2021-05-11)