Establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for provision of CONSUMER AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES to ComReg

Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg),

ComReg has identified that it will require external advisory/consultancy support in in the areas of:
โ€ข Strategic Communications Services;
โ€ข Content Development Services;
โ€ข Digital Marketing Services; and
โ€ข Direct and Traditional Marketing Services.
In broad terms, strategic communications services are required when developing a consumer engagement strategy and content development, direct marketing and digital marketing services are required to execute the strategy.
For Full details and in order to complete a tender application, please refer to all procurement documentation published with this RFT Contract Notice.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-03. The procurement was published on 2022-11-24.

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-24 Contract notice
2022-12-05 Additional information
2023-03-31 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg),
National registration number: 9614619A
Postal address: One Dockland Central, Guild Street, Dublin 1, Ireland, D01 E4X0
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Karen Cumiskey
Phone: +353 18049600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18049665 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.comreg.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/559 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Public Body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œEstablish Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for provision of CONSUMER AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES to ComReg ComReg T09419โ€
Products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œComReg has identified that it will require external advisory/consultancy support in in the areas of: โ€ข Strategic Communications Services; โ€ข Content...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Market and economic research; polling and statistics ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Advertising and marketing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œComReg has identified that it will require external advisory/consultancy support in in the areas of: โ€ข Strategic Communications Services; โ€ข Content...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Additional information:
โ€œPlease refer to procurement documentation for full details including ComReg estimates expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Framework...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to Procurement Documentation for full details.
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 a particular profession
Reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Please refer to Procurement Documentation for full details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to Procurement Documentation for full details.
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
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: 10
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-03 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-01-03 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): e-Tender post box using https://www.etenders.gov.ie RFT# 228599
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure):
โ€œAt least two ComReg personnel shall be required to sign in to unlock the e-Tender post box on https://www.etenders.gov.ie RFT# 228599โ€

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the Contract Notice and Procurement Documentation uploaded to https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ RFT 228599 for all details.โ€
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please refer to your own legal advice.
Source: OJS 2022/S 230-664279 (2022-11-24)
Additional information (2022-12-05)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 230-664279

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: response deadline
Old value
Date: 2023-01-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2023-01-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: date and time
Old value
Date: 2023-01-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2023-01-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Other additional information

โ€œThe response deadline for receipt of Tender Applications (s) and hence the opening of e-postbox on eTenders portal has been extended from 3 January to 11...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2022/S 238-687993 (2022-12-05)
Contract award notice (2023-03-31)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: D01 E4X0

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Key personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price (weighting): 30

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 230-664279

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œEstablish Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for provision of CONSUMER AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES to ComRegโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-03-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: (5CRE12) Creed
National registration number: 1927844I
Postal address: 22 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 871709892 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tim@thecreed.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://thecreed.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: 360, A FINN Partners Company
National registration number: 9794855V
Postal address: 50 Upper Mount Street
Phone: +353 834212733 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: nuala.ryan@finnpartners.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://weare360.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: bigO
National registration number: IE 9668130S
Postal address: 9 Mount Street Crescent
Phone: +353 15312555 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: vanessa@bigo.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.bigo.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: indiepics
National registration number: IE4559325i
Postal address: 22 Fitzwilliam Street Upper
Phone: +353 17088154 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: diarmaid.m@indiepics.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.indiepics.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Kick Communications
National registration number: 6412130M
Postal address: Gilford Hall, 13 Gilford Road, Sandymount
Postal code: D04TY84
Phone: +353 12602091 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john@kickdublin.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.kickdublin.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Marketing Network
National registration number: IE4805574A
Postal address: Marketing Network House, Argyle Sq, Donnybrook
Phone: +353 16627111 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: padraig.smith@marketingnetwork.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.marketingnetwork.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: RichardsDee
National registration number: IE9701691R
Postal address: 32 O'Connell Street Lower, Dub
Phone: +353 16624472 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: simon@richardsdee.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

8๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: TBWA\Dublin
National registration number: 6584272W
Postal address: 41A Blackberry Lane
Phone: +353 14966920 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: paula.kelly@tbwa.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://tbwa-dublin.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ZOO Digital
National registration number: IE9686463B
Postal address: Floor 1 Portview House, Thorncastle Street, D04V9Y9
Phone: +353 15250951 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: colin@zoodigital.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.zoodigital.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the Contract Notice and Procurement Documentation uploaded to https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ RFT 228599 for all details. This Award Notice...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 068-204572 (2023-03-31)