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title: "ID 4008314 InterTradeIreland Provision of Brand and Digital Strategy, Creative Design, Advertising and Related Services"
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# ID 4008314 InterTradeIreland Provision of Brand and Digital Strategy, Creative Design, Advertising and Related Services

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0345ba

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## Summary

The Department for Economy is seeking a contractor to provide brand and digital strategy, creative design, advertising, and related services. The procurement stage is currently at the award stage, and the contract was signed on 31st August 2022. The tender is for the provision of services in the advertising industry category and is located in Belfast, UK. The buyer organisation is the Department for Economy with contact details available on their website. The contract value is £1,650,000, and the procurement method was an open procedure.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses in the advertising and marketing sector to compete for a significant contract in brand and digital strategy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly suitable due to the scale of the contract. The award criteria include quality aspects such as strategic solution, media strategy, creative proposal, and cost factors like scenario pricing and average hourly rate. Businesses interested in expanding their advertising and creative design services should consider engaging with the Department for Economy for potential future opportunities.

## Notice

InterTradeIreland wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide the following services: Brand and Digital Strategy, Creative Design, Advertising and Related Services, for its corporate and programme communications. The Contractor will be required to provide a comprehensive suite of services including brand management and creative strategy, digital and social media strategy, advertising (traditional and digital), creative design and content creation, video production and copywriting.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

InterTradeIreland wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide the following services: Brand and Digital Strategy, Creative Design, Advertising and Related Services, for its corporate and programme communications. The Contractor will be required to provide a comprehensive suite of services including brand management and creative strategy, digital and social media strategy, advertising (traditional and digital), creative design and content creation, video production and copywriting. Additional information: Contract monitoring: the successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended, be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of. up to three years..

Options: There are extension options of 1 year + 1 year

Renewal: The initial period of Contract will be for a period of up to 12 months with options to extend for two further periods of 12 months each, subject to business demand and available budget.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024985-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,650,000 |
| Lots value | £1,650,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,650,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMY |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION; INTERTRADEIRELAND |
| Locality | NEWRY |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT34 2DE |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Sydenham |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KROW GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79341100 - Advertising consultancy services
- 79341200 - Advertising management services
- 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
- 79810000 - Printing services
- 79811000 - Digital printing services
- 79820000 - Services related to printing
- 79821000 - Print finishing services
- 79821100 - Proofreading services
- 79822400 - Lithographic services
- 79822500 - Graphic design services
- 79823000 - Printing and delivery services
- 79824000 - Printing and distribution services
- 92100000 - Motion picture and video services
- 92111000 - Motion picture and video production services
- 92111210 - Advertising film production

## Release History

- 6 Sep 2022 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024985-2022
- 13 Jun 2022 at 13:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016149-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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