The successful bidder will be required to provide a 24 hour/365 days a year media service to the print and broadcast media, on behalf of the Courts Service. Responsibilities will include responding directly to daily queries from the media, accommodating the reasonable requests of court reporters, and facilitating accurate coverage of court proceedings.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-06-24.
The procurement was published on 2025-05-23.
Contract notice (2025-05-23) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Media and Court Reporting Support Services
Short description:
โThe successful bidder will be required to provide a 24 hour/365 days a year media service to the print and broadcast media, on behalf of the Courts Service....โ
Short description
The successful bidder will be required to provide a 24 hour/365 days a year media service to the print and broadcast media, on behalf of the Courts Service. Responsibilities will include responding directly to daily queries from the media, accommodating the reasonable requests of court reporters, and facilitating accurate coverage of court proceedings.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Public relations services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โThe successful bidder will be required to provide a 24 hour/365 days a year media service to the print and broadcast media, on behalf of the Courts Service....โ
Description of the procurement
The successful bidder will be required to provide a 24 hour/365 days a year media service to the print and broadcast media, on behalf of the Courts Service. Responsibilities will include responding directly to daily queries from the media, accommodating the reasonable requests of court reporters, and facilitating accurate coverage of court proceedings.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-06-24 16:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-06-24 16:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5744916
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180
Complementary information Review body
Name: The Courts Service
National registration number: The Courts Service
Postal address: Phoenix House, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 F95Y
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The Courts Service
National registration number: 9596511l
Postal address: Phoenix House, 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07F95Y
Postal town: Dublin 7
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: jcleere@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: 018886000๐
URL: www.courts.ie๐ Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ30 Daysโ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 101-341380 (2025-05-23)
Contract notice (2025-06-24) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-24 16:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-07-24 16:30:00 ๐
Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Phoenix House, 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal address: Phoenix House, 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North
Changes Other additional information
โContract Documents have been published.
The closing date for receipt of tenders has been extended to the 24th of July 2025 and the date for receipt of...โ
Contract Documents have been published.
The closing date for receipt of tenders has been extended to the 24th of July 2025 and the date for receipt of clarifications has been extended to the 12th of July 2025.
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Source: OJS 2025/S 119-406821 (2025-06-24)
Contract award notice (2025-12-22) Object Scope of the procurement
Products/services: Public relations management services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 700 000 ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 700 000 ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @65%
Quality criterion (weighting): 65
Cost criterion (name): Cost @35%
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: Curran Communications
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-08-02 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Highest offer: 700 000 ๐ฐ
Lowest offer: 700 000 ๐ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Curran Communications
National registration number: 6364995H
Postal code: D24 R528
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contracting authority Name and addresses
National registration number: 9596511I
E-mail: alanbaker@courts.ie๐ง Main activity
General public services
Complementary information Review body
National registration number: 9596511I
Postal address: Phoenix House, 15 - 24 Phoenix Street North
Postal code: D07F95Y
Postal town: Dublin 7
E-mail: alanbaker@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: 018886000๐
URL: www.courts.ie๐ Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โReview with contractor on an annual basisโ
Source: OJS 2025/S 248-862899 (2025-12-22)