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Published 10 Mar 2021, 08:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Public Relations and Communication Services for the Northern Ireland Further Education Sector

Official notice

Authority: FE - Southern Regional College (Education)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£240,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Mar 2021

Awarded to Brown O’Connor Communications

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NI Further Education Colleges wishes to appoint a Contractor to deliver Public Relations (PR) and Communications Services. This Specification relates to work undertaken by the six regional colleges as a collective group under the direction of the NI FE Colleges’ Principals Group. In addition, individual college’s specific communications and PR activities will also be included. It is anticipated that this Contract will commence in January 2021 for a duration of two years. There will be the option to extend the Contract for three further periods of one year each.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Three options to extend for any period up to and including one year each.

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

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: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (7)

AC1 Proposed Team Experience: 28%
AC2 Contract Management: 7%
AC3 Business Continuity: 7%
AC4 Proposed Methodology Presentation- Key Issues, Challenges and Opportunities: 14%
AC5 Proposed Methodology Presentation- Strategic Communications Approach: 14%
AC6 Monthly Retainer Fee: 20%
AC7 Average Hourly Rate: 10%

Published award criteria (7)

AC1 Proposed Team Experience: 28
AC2 Contract Management: 7
AC3 Business Continuity: 7
AC4 Proposed Methodology Presentation- Key Issues, Challenges and Opportunities: 14
AC5 Proposed Methodology Presentation- Strategic Communications Approach: 14
AC6 Monthly Retainer Fee: 20
AC7 Average Hourly Rate: 10

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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

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: 10 Mar 2021, 08:56 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2021, 08:56 GMT
Authority reference: ID 2978908
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-004778
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityPublic relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029a1b Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 81 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Brown O’Connor CommunicationsSMEContract	£240,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · Brown O’Connor CommunicationsSME
Signed
5 Mar 2021
Value
£240,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

FE Southern Regional College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Patrick Street, Newry, UK, BT35 8DNContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority Londonderry, UKContact email
FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority Antrim, UKContact email
FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority Newtownards, UKContact email
FE South West CollegeContracting authority Omagh, UKContact email

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 Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BROWN O'CONNOR COMMUNICATIONS LLPAwarded supplier 2nd Floor Callender House Upper Arthur Street, BELFAST, UK, BT1 4GJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.