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Published 8 May 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Media Monitoring Services for the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£35,000≈ £9k / year · £42,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Jul 2029 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (the Assembly Commission) invites tender bids for the provision of media monitoring services at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast.

The purpose of this contract is to secure a media monitoring service for the Assembly Commission from the date of award (1 July 2025) for a period of four years in total. The contract end date will be 30 June 2029.

The scope of services that suppliers must deliver includes comprehensive media monitoring, including real-time tracking, reporting and analytics for print, online, broadcast and social media platforms. Full details of the service requirements can be found in the specification document.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Market research services · Marketing services · Monitoring and control services · News-agency services · Newspapers · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEPublished value£35,000

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 35%Price: 65%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35%
  • Cost: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Long criteria description
  • Cost: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 May 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
8 May 2025, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019743
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesMarket research servicesMarketing servicesMonitoring and control servicesNews-agency servicesNewspapersNewspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ed6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 May 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 May 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 May 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 May 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYCW-9139-GQXZ Northern Ireland Assembly Commission, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 3XXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender