Public Relations and Public Affairs Agencies RFT

Waterways Ireland_225

This tender is in two lots, Lot 1 is for the appointment of a Public Relations agency and Lot 2 is for the appointment of a Public Affairs Agency. As Waterways Ireland works in two jurisdictions, it is important that the agencies have experience and a strong track record of delivering for clients across Ireland and Northern Ireland in national and local/ regional media (due to the geographic footprint of each of our waterways and their respective target audiences). The tender stes out to award two contracts, one for Public Relations and one for Public Affairs however a single agency house may tender for both contracts.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-07-07. The procurement was published on 2023-06-02.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-06-02 Contract notice
2023-07-07 Additional information
Contract notice (2023-06-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Waterways Ireland_225
Postal address: 2 Sligo Road
Postal town: Enniskillen
Postal code: BT74 7JY
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: paul.mulligan@waterwaysireland.org 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
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public Relations and Public Affairs Agencies RFT
Products/services: Public relations services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
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Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public Relations
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Public relations management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThis tender is in two lots, Lot 1 is for the appointment of a Public Relations agency and Lot 2 is for the appointment of a Public Affairs Agency. As...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Two extensions of 12 months each

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public Affairs
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-07-07 15:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-07-07 15:30 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Waterways Ireland
Postal town: Carrick on Shannon
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 108-339032 (2023-06-02)
Additional information (2023-07-07)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 108-339032

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Old value
Date: 2023-07-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 15:00
New value
Date: 2023-07-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 15:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Old value
Date: 2023-07-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 15:30
New value
Date: 2023-07-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 15:30
Other additional information
Deadline extended for tender clarifications and submissions
Source: OJS 2023/S 132-422629 (2023-07-07)