European Media Relations for The City University London
Media Relations services for the University (including the Sir John Cass Business School) in mainland Europe, specifically in, but not limited to, Italy, Germany and France.
United Kingdom-London: Public relations services
2013/S 196-338678
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
The City University
Northampton Square
EC1V 0HB London
UNITED KINGDOM
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
European Media Relations.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 13: Advertising services
NUTS code UKI12
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Public relations services. Public relations management services. Public relations consultancy services. The City University (known as City University London) seeks Expressions of Interest for:
Media Relations services for the University (including the Sir John Cass Business School) in mainland Europe, specifically in, but not limited to, Italy, Germany and France. (NB: the proposed contract does not include Media Relations work in the United Kingdom.)
The services are likely to include:
— promotion of the University’s world-class academic research activities;
— promotion of news stories about the institution’s activities relating to, for example, partnerships, scholarships and senior academic appointments;
— management of press trips by City and Cass academics and colleagues;
— translation services; and
— media monitoring and reporting.
(Full details will be set out in the Invitation to Tender document which will be issued to shortlisted firms.)
For further information about the University, please see:
www.city.ac.uk/about and
http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79416000, 79416100, 79416200
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
11.11.2013 – 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:4.10.2013