The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications is tendering for a service provider (or consortia) who can bring the requisite expert citizen engagement, creative communications and project management expertise to deliver a high-impact hybrid in-person and online public consultation on Ireland’s long-term offshore renewable energy plan (Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II - OREDP II). It is anticipated the consultation will launch at the end of 2022 or in January 2023 with consultation events held in January/February. Services sought: (1) Design and facilitate consultation for national strategic plan; (2) Develop creative campaign and communications assets, including visual identity design and layout of final report; (3) Deliver and manage in-person and online consultation events; (4) Produce comprehensive consultation findings report.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-11-16.
The procurement was published on 2022-10-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Citizen engagement and creative communications services for Ireland's Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II
DECC-2022-0001”
Products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security📦
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“The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications is tendering for a service provider (or consortia) who can bring the requisite expert citizen...”
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The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications is tendering for a service provider (or consortia) who can bring the requisite expert citizen engagement, creative communications and project management expertise to deliver a high-impact hybrid in-person and online public consultation on Ireland’s long-term offshore renewable energy plan (Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II - OREDP II). It is anticipated the consultation will launch at the end of 2022 or in January 2023 with consultation events held in January/February. Services sought: (1) Design and facilitate consultation for national strategic plan; (2) Develop creative campaign and communications assets, including visual identity design and layout of final report; (3) Deliver and manage in-person and online consultation events; (4) Produce comprehensive consultation findings report.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 175 000 💰
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (MECC) is tendering for a service provider (or consortia) who can bring the requisite expert citizen engagement, creative communications and project management expertise to deliver a high-impact hybrid in-person and online public consultation on Ireland’s long-term offshore renewable energy (ORE) plan supported by a comprehensive communications package. It is anticipated the consultation will launch at the end of 2022 or in January 2023 with consultation events held in January/February 2023. The services being tendered for are: 1. Design and facilitate an (at least) eight-week consultation for a national strategic plan with a particular focus on coastal, marine and island communities: design and facilitation of an integrated public consultation on the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II (‘Draft Plan’ – ‘OREDP II’) and supporting Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and an Appropriate Assessment (AA) environmental reports, including preparation of a consultation document and an online survey. 2. Develop visual identity, creative and communications assets: design coherent overall look and feel concept; produce creative for a media campaign to promote the consultation; design communications assets to aid understanding of the OREDP II; design/layout the final OREDP II report; produce a video summary of consultation. 3. Deliver and manage in-person and online consultation events: Up to 10 in-person consultation events around Ireland, four online events, and a final launch event for OREPD II. 4. Produce comprehensive consultation findings report: preparation of a report to present the responses and findings from the public consultation. 5. Project management and evaluation: design and implement a project management and evaluation plan. Consultation events and communication materials must follow universal design principles and be accessible and understandable for a range of audiences.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 175 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-11-16
17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
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: 2022-11-16
17:00 📅
Complementary information Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 204-580591 (2022-10-17)
Additional information (2022-11-16)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 204-580591
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2022-11-16 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2022-11-18 📅
Time: 23:30
Source: OJS 2022/S 224-645662 (2022-11-16)
Contract award notice (2023-01-30) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 179 718 💰
Award criteria
Price
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 204-580591
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Citizen engagement and creative communications services for Ireland's Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-01-11 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅ Name and address of the contractor
Name: RPS Group Limited
National registration number: 91911
Postal address: Business Campus, Dun Laoghaire
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: A96N6T7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Name: Loman Cusack Design
Postal town: Wicklow
The contractor is an SME ✅
Name: Often Partisan Ltd T/A MediaConsult
Postal town: Drogheda
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 179 718 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 025-073029 (2023-01-30)