The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is inviting tenders for a single party 4-year framework agreement for the provision of media planning and buying services to the HSA.
The objective is to achieve optimal exposure and return on investment for individual campaigns, deliver value for money and agree the best possible terms with media houses.
The successful media agency will be required to adopt a strategic approach to HSA’s media buying requirements. HSA marketing objective is to promote awareness of work-related safety, health and welfare and the safe use of chemicals and products.
Over the period covered by the framework , the successful agency will be required to plan for and purchase traditional and digital media including negotiating and buying media partnerships and promotions for HSA on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The HSA requires an agency to provide advertising media planning and buying services to support its activities.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-10-05.
The procurement was published on 2022-08-31.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Single-Party Framework for the Provision of Media Planning & Buying Services to the Health & Safety Authority”
Products/services: Advertising services📦
Short description:
“The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is inviting tenders for a single party 4-year framework agreement for the provision of media planning and buying...”
Short description
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is inviting tenders for a single party 4-year framework agreement for the provision of media planning and buying services to the HSA.
The objective is to achieve optimal exposure and return on investment for individual campaigns, deliver value for money and agree the best possible terms with media houses.
The successful media agency will be required to adopt a strategic approach to HSA’s media buying requirements. HSA marketing objective is to promote awareness of work-related safety, health and welfare and the safe use of chemicals and products.
Over the period covered by the framework , the successful agency will be required to plan for and purchase traditional and digital media including negotiating and buying media partnerships and promotions for HSA on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The HSA requires an agency to provide advertising media planning and buying services to support its activities.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 500 000 💰
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is inviting tenders for a single party 4-year framework agreement for the provision of media planning and buying services to the HSA.
The HSA regulates and promotes work-related safety, health and welfare and the safe use of chemicals and products. The HSA provide the national accreditation service. In this tender, the HSA is seeking to identify an agency partner that can best help in maximising their marketing investment in the promotion of work-related safety, health and welfare. There are a number of advertising campaigns across the year, some are planned in before year commencing, whilst others are more tactical and arise at short notice.
The objective is to achieve optimal exposure and return on investment for individual campaigns, deliver value for money and agree the best possible terms with media houses.
The successful media agency will be required to adopt a strategic approach to HSA’s media buying requirements. HSA marketing objective is to promote awareness of work-related safety, health and welfare and the safe use of chemicals and products.
Over the period covered by the framework, the selected agency will be required to plan for and purchase traditional and digital media including negotiating and buying media partnerships and promotions for HSA on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The HSA requires an agency to provide advertising media planning and buying services to support its activities.
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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 2 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT ID 221767 on www.etenders.gov.ie and the associated documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to tender 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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-10-05
12:00 📅
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: 2022-10-05
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): via eTenders.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Authorised personnel of the Contracting Authority.
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.
3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:
• There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload.
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• If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply.com or Telephone: 353(0)21 2439277 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT). All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie.
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type, or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: In accordance with Remedies Legislation and SI130.
Source: OJS 2022/S 170-482204 (2022-08-31)