For the Provision of Digital content production services in support of citizen engagement

Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport Media

The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media is seeking the following services in [Ii) digital content and platform management (ii) audience development - citizen engagement, and (iii) audio and visual content production Effective communication with the public and stakeholders is essential in achieving the Departmentโ€™s goals. The Department uses social media to promote the wide range of schemes and programmes operated under the auspices of the Department. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is seeking to appoint a service provider to provide digital content services to support engagement with citizens and communities across Ireland. This service will be available to selected units in the Department on a drawdown basis, with continuous and episodic programmes of work to be agreed and costed in advance between the successful service provider and the relevant Departmental unit. (Total Value of Contract is โ‚ฌ610,000 inclusive of VAT over 2 years with a possible 1 year extension, Total Value of Contract exclusive of VAT is โ‚ฌ495,935.00 over 2 years)

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-22. The procurement was published on 2023-08-16.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-08-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-08-16)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport Media
Postal address: Lombard Street
Postal town: Killarney
Postal code: V93 A49X
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Moira McAuliffe
Phone: +353 858581478 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: moira.mcauliffe@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œFor the Provision of Digital content production services in support of citizen engagementโ€
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media is seeking the following services in [Ii) digital content and platform management (ii)...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 495 935 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Advertising services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media is seeking the following services in [Ii) digital content and platform management (ii)...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 495 935 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration
Start date: 2023-12-31 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2025-12-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Possible 1 year extension
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted โœ…
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-09-22 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-09-22 17:30 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Moira McAuliffe
Postal address: Lombard Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 858581478 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: moira.mcauliffe@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2023/S 159-504948 (2023-08-16)