RFT for the provision of a media monitoring service to the Department of Social Protection

Department of Social Protection

A print and digital media monitoring service to include up to 8,500 articles per month (approximately 3,500 from print media and 5,000 from digital media). This will be based on a list of print and digital media outlets and a list of key words provided by the Contracting Authority. Articles are to be received as a remotely-accessible email digest for multiple users. Print media monitoring is to be provided as an electronic press-cuttings digest each morning; digital media at regular intervals throughout the day.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-15. The procurement was published on 2023-02-08.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-08 Contract notice
2023-08-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: News-agency services
Short description:
A print and digital media monitoring service to include up to 8,500 articles per month (approximately 3,500 from print media and 5,000 from digital media). This will be based on a list of print and digital media outlets and a list of key words provided by the Contracting Authority. Articles are to be received as a remotely-accessible email digest for multiple users. Print media monitoring is to be provided as an electronic press-cuttings digest each morning; digital media at regular intervals throughout the day.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: News-agency services 📦
Additional CPV: Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Social Protection
Postal address: College Road
Postal code: Ie
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
Internet address: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection/ 🌏
E-mail: edel.mulvihill@welfare.ie 📧
Phone: +353 10000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233668&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233668&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-03-15 📅
Publication date: 2023-02-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 031-089954
OJ-S issue: 31

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 162 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 162 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
The contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to one year with a maximum of two such extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to the Contracting Authority's obligations at Law.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-03-15 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Edel Mulvihill
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233668&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Innes Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886699 📞
Source: OJS 2023/S 031-089954 (2023-02-08)
Contract award notice (2023-08-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 1152
Total value of the procurement: 57 792 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-08-22 📅
Publication date: 2023-08-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 163-514871
Refers to notice: 2023/S 031-089954
OJ-S issue: 163
Additional information
Due to queries relating to outcome, Contract Award was delayed.

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Balance of resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Method and Quality Assurance Statement
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Price (weighting): 50%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-07-20 📅
Name: Rue Point Media
National registration number: 03483525PH
Postal address: 24a Lower Abbey Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16724500 📞
E-mail: laura.gunnery@ruepointmedia.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.ruepointmedia.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 57 792 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2023/S 163-514871 (2023-08-22)
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