Public relations services

Tender description

Translink would like to invite several suppliers to partake in pre market engagement sessions ahead of the contract tender process for provision of PR and event management services with new contract due to commence Quarter 2 — 2020. Provision of PR and event management services. Interested suppliers are requested to email their expression of interest to: Michael Kerr, Procurement Projects Advisor at michael.kerr@translink.co.uk No later than 15.00 on 26.8.2019. Additional information: suppliers registering their interest in participating in this exercise should note that: 1) This notice is to initiate a market engagement and information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translinks’ future requirements. This document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements; 2) We intend to invite interested suppliers to present to Translink personnel to discuss the range of services each can offer. All parties agree that the matters discussed between them during the course of this early market engagement exercise will remain confidential to those particular parties; 3) This document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market opportunities at this stage without entering into any contractual or financial commitments; 4) Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability and timing of funding. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations or clarifications submitted for this market research will not be considered as any part of the tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender specification document will be produced as part of that process. At this stage it is not possible to give an accurate timeframe for this requirement (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements).