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:

Who? What? Where?
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)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business and management consultancy and related services
Reference number: ComReg T09419
Short description:
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.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg),
Postal address: One Dockland Central, Guild Street, Dublin 1, Ireland, D01 E4X0
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.comreg.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18049600 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18049665 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-01-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-11-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 230-664279
OJ-S issue: 230
Additional information
Please refer to procurement documentation for full details including ComReg estimates expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Framework Agreements may amount to โ‚ฌ500,000 per annum (excl. VAT). Please see 1.5 of RFT (the initial Term of FWA) and 1.6 where ComReg reserves the right to extend. Hence estimated value of FWA over four year period may amount to โ‚ฌ2M (11.2.6)
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
Estimated total value: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:
Please refer to procurement documentation for full details including ComReg estimates expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Framework Agreements may amount to โ‚ฌ500,000 per annum (excl. VAT). Please see 1.5 of RFT (the initial Term of FWA) and 1.6 where ComReg reserves the right to extend. Hence estimated value of FWA over four year period may amount to โ‚ฌ2M (11.2.6)
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to Procurement Documentation for full details.
Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions: Please refer to Procurement Documentation for full details.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to Procurement Documentation for full details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 10
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2023-01-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00
Place: e-Tender post box using https://www.etenders.gov.ie RFT# 228599
Additional information:
At least two ComReg personnel shall be required to sign in to unlock the e-Tender post box on https://www.etenders.gov.ie RFT# 228599

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9614619A
Other type of contracting authority: Public Body
Contact
Contact point: Karen Cumiskey
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/559 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Please refer to the Contract Notice and Procurement Documentation uploaded to https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ RFT 228599 for all details.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Information about review deadlines: Please refer to your own legal advice.
Source: OJS 2022/S 230-664279 (2022-11-24)
Additional information (2022-12-05)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-01-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-12-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 238-687993
Refers to notice: 2022/S 230-664279
OJ-S issue: 238
Additional information
The 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 January 2023, 17:00 hours Irish Time.
Source: OJS 2022/S 238-687993 (2022-12-05)
Contract award notice (2023-03-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: D01 E4X0

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-04-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 068-204572
OJ-S issue: 68

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Key personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-03-24 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Internet address: http://thecreed.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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
Internet address: http://weare360.ie ๐ŸŒ
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
Internet address: http://www.bigo.ie ๐ŸŒ
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
Internet address: http://www.indiepics.ie ๐ŸŒ
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
Internet address: http://www.kickdublin.ie ๐ŸŒ
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
Internet address: http://www.marketingnetwork.ie ๐ŸŒ
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
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
Internet address: http://tbwa-dublin.com ๐ŸŒ
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
Internet address: http://www.zoodigital.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9

Reference
Additional information
This Award Notice concerns the establishment of the Framework Agreement. Drawdown of Call off contracts will be arranged as per the the rules set out in the Framework. The initial term of the Framework is two years with option to extend up to further two years, as set out in RFT Procurement Document.
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Source: OJS 2023/S 068-204572 (2023-03-31)