ID 4634554 - DfE - Advertising and Related Services

A Tender Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY NI

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
35.5 month
Value
£4M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
27 Jun 2023
Delivery
To 16 Sep 2026 (est.)
Deadline
31 Jul 2023 14:00

Concepts

Location

Northern Ireland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

The Department for the Economy (DfE) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide advertising and related services to deliver a range of advertising campaigns. The requirement consists of a series of campaigns all running to promote a number of the Department’s programmes and initiatives. No guarantee can be given as to the level and value of work to be placed throughout the lifetime of this contract. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 4634554 – Specification).

Total Quantity or Scope

Additional information: The estimated total contract value in ii.2.6 is a maximum estimated figure for the entire period of the contract. There is no guarantee of work or spend given. Options will align with budgets which are subject to confirmation and approval by. the Department and are not guaranteed.

Award Criteria

AC1 - Strategic Solution 17.5
AC2 - Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan 14
AC3 - Proposals for Research and Evaluation 3.5
AC4 - Creative Proposal 21
AC5 - Key Personnel Experience 3.5
AC6 - Social Value 10.5
AC7 - Total Campaign Delivery Cost 20
AC8 - Average Hourly Rate 10

CPV Codes

  • 79341000 - Advertising services
  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
  • 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
  • 79341200 - Advertising management services

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.
  • Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored.. 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years. The Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III) to award a contract in respect of any part of the services covered by this notice; and (IV) to award contract(s) in stages. In no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.

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