DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services for Americas, GB and Europe
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£480k
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
09 Jun 2026
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.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6170244
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 29 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2028Possible extension to 30 Mar 2030
There is the option to extend this contract for a further two years after the initial period has passed.
- CPV classifications
- 794160007941610079416200
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC 1 (Lot 1) – Proposed Account Manager Experience | 24 percent | quality | — |
| AC 2 (Lot 1) – Proposed Methodology | 24 percent | quality | — |
| AC 3 (Lot 1) – Contract Management | 24 percent | quality | — |
| AC 4 (Lot 1) - Drafting of by - lined article/editorial (per 500 words) | 8 percent | price | — |
| AC 5 (Lot 1) - Partner/Director Hourly Rate | 12 percent | price | — |
| AC 6 (Lot 1) - Account Manager Hourly Rate | 16 percent | price | — |
| AC 7 (Lot 1) - Administrator Hourly Rate | 4 percent | price | — |
| AC 1 (Lot 2) – Proposed Account Manager Experience | 24 percent | quality | — |
| AC 2 (Lot 2) – Proposed Methodology | 24 percent | quality | — |
| AC 3 (Lot 2) – Contract Management | 12 percent | quality | — |
| AC 4 (Lot 2) - Drafting of by - lined article/editorial (per 500 words) | 8 percent | price | — |
| AC 5 (Lot 2) - Partner/Director Hourly Rate | 12 percent | price | — |
| AC 6 (Lot 2) - Account Manager Hourly Rate | 16 percent | price | — |
| AC 7 (Lot 2) - Administrator Hourly Rate | 4 percent | price | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
See tender documentation
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£240k
Award date
04 Jun 2026
Contract start
21 Jun 2026
Contract end
21 Jun 2028
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Americas | £240k | complete |
| 2 | GB and Europe | £240k | complete |