CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Project_18211 Invest NI — Provision of Advertising and Design Services for International Markets.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Mainly NI but may also be in RoI and GB.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Invest NI wishes to appoint a Contractor who will be responsible for:

The development of creative concepts and their execution in international market/s as and when required by Invest NI;

The design and production of promotional material and advertising design, used by the sales team in the international market place to include, but not limited to, print, electronic and on-line;

The design and production of digital materials possibly including but not confined to web pages, electronic brochures and apps; multimedia presentations and materials;

The design, development and production of materials to promote specific sector capabilities in both local and international markets;

Analysis and advice on media opportunities in international markets;

Media buying in international markets, as required;

Compliance with Procurement Control Limits when contracting out any services e.g. printing, animation etc. to ensure value for money;

Liaison with Invest NI including updates on progress;

Monitoring, reviewing and feedback on campaigns and activities on an ongoing basis and provide advice on innovative and cost effective options;

Ensuring all the work carried out will become the copyright and property of Invest NI;

Provide completed design projects in Adobe Indesign CS5 format within two weeks of project completion, and at no extra charge to Invest NI;

Provide high resolution images, graphics and photography files purchased on behalf of Invest NI, within 2 weeks of project completion, and at no extra charge to Invest NI.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

Project_18211

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

CPD imposed a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice