ID 3135558 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Public Relations Services in the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) Region

Concepts

• public relations
• provision of public relations services
• belfast
• date of contract award
• public relations management
• middle east
• africa
• india
• imea region
• consultancy services

Location

BELFAST

Description

The Contractor shall provide Public Relations (PR) services to support the Client’s sales team’s activities across India, Middle East and Africa. Whilst the majority of the PR activity is anticipated to be in the UAE, the Contractor shall have the ability to deliver PR activity across the IMEA region. This Contract will commence on the date of Contract award (expected to be January 2021) for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further period of up to, and including, 12 months.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

One option to extend for any period up to and including twelve months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79416000 - Public relations services
• 79416100 - Public relations management services
• 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract. requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their. performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional. misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register. of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a. Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the. date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by. Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy