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Invest NI - Provision of Filming and Production Services

INVEST NI

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Sep 2021 at 09:15

Tender

08 Jun 2021 at 13:45

Summary of the contracting process

Invest NI is seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of filming and production services, crucial for facilitating their annual communication plans. This service is classified under Information Film Production, within the broader industry category of services. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract value is estimated between £500,000 and £1,000,000, with the initial contract period spanning 24 months, potentially extendable up to 5 years in total. The tender process commenced with submissions due by 9th July 2021, followed by a review period adhering to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This opportunity presents substantial potential for businesses specialising in media production, advertising, and digital content creation. Companies that can demonstrate high-quality output and cost-effectiveness will be particularly well positioned to compete, as evaluation criteria will heavily weigh both quality and cost equally at 50%. Firms with experience in similar contracts and a robust understanding of the communication strategies of public sector entities like Invest NI will find this tender especially pertinent to their growth ambitions.

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Notice Title

Invest NI - Provision of Filming and Production Services

Notice Description

Invest NI wishes to appoint a suitable contractor to manage and deliver the full range of filming and production services that facilitate the agreed elements of Invest NI's annual schedule of communication plans. The provision of an extensive range of filming and production outputs is an essential part of the Client's communications strategy and provides a strategic platform to promote its programmes and advisory services, which will ultimately facilitate annual programme referral and participation targets. This will also help to identify and build a pipeline of potential customers and support and encourage pull-through between the Client's core customer segments.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Invest NI wishes to appoint a suitable contractor to manage and deliver the full range of filming and production services that facilitate the agreed elements of Invest NI's annual schedule of communication plans. The provision of an extensive range of filming and production outputs is an essential part of the Client's communications strategy and provides a strategic platform to promote its programmes and advisory services, which will ultimately facilitate annual programme referral and participation targets. This will also help to identify and build a pipeline of potential customers and support and encourage pull-through between the Client's core customer segments. Additional information: This competition is for Schedule 3 Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended. Regulations 51 d and 74 to 76 are applicable.. . The estimated total value of the Filming and Production Services Contract is between PS500,000 and PS1,000,000. This range represents the upper limit of an estimated Contract value and reflects the potential scales of the Contract and takes into account such changes to the scope and/or scale, which may result from future operational requirements.

Options: The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further periods of up to 24 months and a further period of up to 12 months. A maximum of 5 years in total.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b98d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022359-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

92111210 - Advertising film production

92111250 - Information film production

92512000 - Archive services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
INVEST NI
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 7ES
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MORROW COMMUNICATIONS

Further Information

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