DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services for Americas, GB and Europe

A Tender Notice
by INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
2 year
Value
£480K
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
04 Feb 2026
Delivery
30 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2028
Deadline
02 Mar 2026 15:00

Related Terms

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) wishes to appoint a Supplier(s) to provide PR and Media Relations services for the organisation in both the Americas (Lot 1) and GB and Europe territories (Lot 2). The PR contract activity will include PR strategy development, writing press releases or editorial content, media engagement and pitching to secure interviews, media training, sourcing third party suppliers e.g. photographers and videographers for media events for PR purposes to cover the Americas and GB and Europe regions. The PR Contract will support Invest NI Sectors and International Marketing team to promote Northern Ireland as a place to do business with and locate in and will complement the wider marketing, communications and event activity undertaken in the respective markets. Under the contract, the PR and media relations activity will include but is not limited to strategic and tactical PR activity such as media engagement, media advice, media liaison, arranging media visits, media interviews, media training drafting press releases, drafting editorial content features, press briefings, crisis management, social media support i.e. use of influencers from the region and other PR related activities such as sourcing and or booking photographers, videographers and attending Invest NI events, if required.

Lot Division

1 The Americas
  • Value: £240K

For the purpose of this contract, the Americas has been broken down into; USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile

Award Criteria
AC 1 (Lot 1) – Proposed Account Manager Experience 24 percent
AC 2 (Lot 1) – Proposed Methodology 24 percent
AC 3 (Lot 1) – Contract Management 24 percent
AC 4 (Lot 1) - Drafting of by - lined article/editorial (per 500 words) 8 percent
AC 5 (Lot 1) - Partner/Director Hourly Rate 12 percent
AC 6 (Lot 1) - Account Manager Hourly Rate 16 percent
AC 7 (Lot 1) - Administrator Hourly Rate 4 percent
2 GB and Europe
  • Value: £240K

For the purpose of this contract, the areas this refers to include; GB, Ireland, DACH (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), France Benelux (Belgium, Netherland, Luxembourg), Nordics (Norway, Denmark), Spain, Portugal, Italy

Award Criteria
AC 1 (Lot 2) – Proposed Account Manager Experience 24 percent
AC 2 (Lot 2) – Proposed Methodology 24 percent
AC 3 (Lot 2) – Contract Management 12 percent
AC 4 (Lot 2) - Drafting of by - lined article/editorial (per 500 words) 8 percent
AC 5 (Lot 2) - Partner/Director Hourly Rate 12 percent
AC 6 (Lot 2) - Account Manager Hourly Rate 16 percent
AC 7 (Lot 2) - Administrator Hourly Rate 4 percent

Renewal Options

There is the option to extend this contract for a further two years after the initial period has passed.

CPV Codes

  • 79416000 - Public relations services
  • 79416100 - Public relations management services
  • 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-0646ef
  • FTS 009977-2026

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