Strategic communications and public relations support for Coimisiún na Meán

Coimisiún na Meán

An Coimisiún seeks proposals from suitably qualified communications and public affairs providers firms or consultants (suppliers) to provide strategic communications support and advice to An Coimisiún.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-04-15. The procurement was published on 2024-03-07.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-03-07 Contract notice
2024-04-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-03-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Strategic communications and public relations support for Coimisiún na Meán
Short description:
An Coimisiún seeks proposals from suitably qualified communications and public affairs providers firms or consultants (suppliers) to provide strategic communications support and advice to An Coimisiún.
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Public relations management services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1 - Strategic
Title: Strategic Advisory
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
Provide on-going senior strategic counsel on approaches to communications which will aid in the delivery of the organisation’s overall strategic objectives
Additional products/services: Not applicable
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Social objective promoted: Other
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services are novel or significantly improved compared to other works, supplies, or services already on the market.
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification:
Accessibility criteria is not included here as it is not relevant to the procurement of Strategic communications advice to the Contracting Authority
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: Lot 2 - Public Relations and Public Affairs
Title: Public Relations and Public Affairs
Description of the procurement:
Deliver ongoing advice to An Coimisiún on public affairs issues with the specific aim of supporting our organisational objectives.
Justification: Criteria not relevant for this procurement.
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3 - Digital and Events
Title: Digital and Events
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
Assist in the design, planning and operation of events (end-to-end) hosted by Coimisiún na Meán & Advise on and assist with the development of a holistic social media strategy, across all our channels
Justification: Not applicable for this procurement
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-04-15 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-04-15 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3217951
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-04-15 12:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3217951
Electronic invoicing: Required

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenders must demonstrate that they have completed 3 contracts of similar scale and nature
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: Please refer to RTF documentation for further information

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Coimisiún na Meán
National registration number: Not applicable
Postal address: 2-5 Warrington Place, Dublin, D02 XP29
Postal code: D02 XP29
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: skennedy@bai.ie 📧
Phone: +3536441200 📞
URL: https://www.cnam.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cnam.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3217951 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=3217951 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 050-144956 (2024-03-07)
Contract notice (2024-04-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 1
Description of the procurement:
An Coimisiún seeks proposals from suitably qualified communications and public affairs providers firms or consultants (suppliers) to provide strategic communications support and advice to An Coimisiún.
Internal identifier: 2
3

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-04-18 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-04-18 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2024-04-18 12:30:00 📅

Changes
New value
Text:
Change of Deadline for receipt of Tenders and update of documentation - provide clarity on form of Tender and inclusion of Article 5K
Text to be corrected in the original notice
The procurement documents were changed on
Change date of the procurement documents: 2024-04-12 📅
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: ee888b87-5f63-4c9c-bcfa-92038e3870ad-01
Source: OJS 2024/S 075-223923 (2024-04-12)