Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Social Policy
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Social Media Communication Campaign and Marketing Services
Reference number: 210902/5765
II.1.2)Main CPV code79340000 Advertising and marketing services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Eurofound seeks to engage a full-service digital communication agency to support its feature campaign activities on social media channels aimed at drawing attention to and communicate its key finding and key messages to its stakeholders, target audiences and the general audiences on social media channels. The purpose of the contract is to help Eurofound harness the full potential of social media in its communication strategy and further increase the number of followers and engagement on these channels, by producing channel-specific content for its focused feature campaigns, and deploy effective paid social advertising to achieve the goal of reinforcing the visibility and credibility of Eurofound.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79342000 Marketing services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE061 Dublin
Main site or place of performance:
The tasks are to be performed at the premises designated by the contractor and agreed by Eurofound. Phone calls or video/telephone-conference are required for regular management of the contract.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The envisaged services required can be divided into four tasks:
1) Communication campaign concepts and plans production supported by paid social advertisement;
2) Production of the required channel-specific content as specified in the campaign concepts;
3) Manage and communicate campaign content and paid social advertisement;
4) Measure and report on campaign performance, on contract performance and provide an annual social media evaluation report.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The contract is renewed automatically 3 times for 12 months each.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
As the working language of Eurofound is English, we would appreciate if the tender proposal is in English.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 27/04/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 5 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 28/04/2021
Local time: 11:30
Place:
Tenders will be opened at the offices of EF, room no LH4. Eurofound reserves the right to conduct the tenders opening online only, in case Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the Irish government are in place. Tenderers not present at the opening session may send an information request OSUTenders@eurofound.europa.eu if they wish to be provided with the information announced during the public opening.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of two representatives per tender can attend the opening of tenders. Please advise Eurofound in advance if you intend to be present at the opening of tenders.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
cfi.registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from Eurofound, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under Heading VI.4.1) of the contract notice.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19/03/2021