Official UK procurement notice
ID 3135558 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Public Relations Services in the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) Region
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- AC1 Account Manager Experience: 17.55%
- AC2 Proposed Methodology: 30.55%
- AC3 Proposed reporting and evaluating of activities, outcomes and impact: 8.45%
- AC4 Project management: 8.45%
- AC5 Drafting of by-lined article / editorial per 500 words cost: 11.9%
- AC6 Partner / Director rate: 7%
- AC7 Account Manager rate: 12.95%
- AC8 Administrator rate: 3.15%
Published award criteria (8)
- AC1 Account Manager Experience: 17.55
- AC2 Proposed Methodology: 30.55
- AC3 Proposed reporting and evaluating of activities, outcomes and impact: 8.45
- AC4 Project management: 8.45
- AC5 Drafting of by-lined article / editorial per 500 words cost: 11.9
- AC6 Partner / Director rate: 7
- AC7 Account Manager rate: 12.95
- AC8 Administrator rate: 3.15
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2021, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2021, 15:56 GMT
- Authority reference
ID 3135558- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000788- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028a68Find a Tender
Publisher note: 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
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTI Consulting LLPContract | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · FTI Consulting LLP
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2021
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FTI CONSULTING LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.