The Provision of Services to Support the Communications Strategy of Education and Training Boards Ireland

Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

The services are divided into lots as follows:
1) PR and communication services, including media relations and training;
2) Web design development and maintenance;
3) Photography;
4) Video production services;
5) Media and advertising planning and buying;
6) Creative design and consultancy services.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-05. The procurement was published on 2021-07-05.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-05 Contract notice
2021-10-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Piper's Hill, Kilcullen Road
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: Co. Kildare
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Peter Brennan
Phone: +353 872412001 📞
E-mail: peter@bidservices.ie 📧
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.etbi.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1359 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192464&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192464&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“The Provision of Services to Support the Communications Strategy of Education and Training Boards Ireland”
Products/services: Public relations services 📦
Short description:
“The services are divided into lots as follows: 1) PR and communication services, including media relations and training; 2) Web design development and...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 700 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: PR and Communication Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Advertising material 📦
Additional products/services: World wide web (www) site design services 📦
Additional products/services: World wide web (www) site operation host services 📦
Additional products/services: Advertising and marketing services 📦
Additional products/services: Advertising consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Advertising campaign services 📦
Additional products/services: Design consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Public relations management services 📦
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Project-design services other than for construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Graphic design services 📦
Additional products/services: Advertising photography services 📦
Additional products/services: Specialised photography services 📦
Additional products/services: Motion picture and video production services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Provision of services to support the delivery of the communications strategy of Education and Training Boards Ireland.”
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Web Design Development and Maintenance
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement: See above

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Photography
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Video Production Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4

5️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Media and Advertising Planning and Buying
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5

6️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Creative Design and Consultancy Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Provision of services to support the delivery of the communication services of Education and Training Boards Ireland.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: See RFT
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: 2021-08-05 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-08-05 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: HIgh Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886225 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2021/S 131-346886 (2021-07-05)
Contract award notice (2021-10-08)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education & Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)
Postal code: Co Kildare

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“The provision of services to support the communications strategy of Education and Training Boards Ireland”
Short description:
“The services are divided into lots as follows: 1. PR and communication services, including media relations and training 2. Web design development and...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 150 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Scope of the procurement
Title: PR and communication services
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Provision of services to support the delivery of the communications strategy of Education and Training Boards Ireland”
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 60%
Price (weighting): 40%
Scope of the procurement
Title: Web design development and maintenance
Award criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Scope of the procurement
Title: Video production services
Title: Media and advertising planning and buying
Title: Creative design and consultancy services
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“Provision of services to support the delivery of the communication services of Education and Training Boards Ireland”

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 131-346886

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: PR and communication services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-09-20 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Alice PR Events
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 297 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Web design development and maintenance
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Luther Tech Ltd
Postal town: Crewkerne
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 50 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Photography
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: Video production services

5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Lot Identification Number: 5
Title: Media and advertising planning and buying
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Hopkins Comminications
Postal town: Cork
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 70000.00
Highest offer: 70000.00

6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Title: Creative design and consultancy services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Michael kane (2007) Ltd
Postal town: Belfast
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 112 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 199-519883 (2021-10-08)