Tender for the Provision of Photography For # Carlow, A Digital Story Telling Project, Promoting Ireland’s Ancient East
Date: 7th July 2017
Buyer Name | Eileen O' Rourke |
Tel. No. | 059-9130411/087-2379213 |
Email Address | eorourke@carlowtourism.com |
Closing Date: 14th July 2017
Proposals for the Provision of Photography Services and the compilation of a
comprehensive photographic database for Carlow for
Local Enterprise Office Carlow in Conjunction with Carlow Tourism for
# Carlow Digital Storytelling Project
Issued: 7th July 2017
Background to # Carlow, A Digital Story Telling Project
Carlow County Council under the Rural Economic Development Zones operated by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was successful in the development of a funding proposal for a project called “County Carlow Digital County”. A vital part of this project aims to
• To develop a County Carlow photographic database for marketing and development in line with Ireland’s Ancient East.
Services Required
The Project Group is requesting a suitable photographer or company to take a comprehensive royalty free, collection of digital photography of listed locations and sites within a given time frame to promote Carlow and Ireland’s Ancient East. Copyright to Carlow County Council, Carlow Local Enterprise Office, Carlow Tourism and the various agencies involved in #Carlow , A Digital Story Telling Project, is a requirement of the initiative.
Contractor Key Tasks:
The contractor will be expected to carry out the following key photography with a number of images for each location (minimum of ten). Photography should be catalogued under the numbers and headings below. The photography will be;
| CARLOW TOURISM |
1. People shot - Carlow Tourist Office (customer service) 2. People shot - guide and visitors in Carlow County Museum, Walsh Whiskey Distillery and VISUAL 3. People shot - Carlow craft makers surrounded by their products 4. Playgrounds in the county with family and children images - specifically Carlow Town Park, Bagenalstown, Borris and Tullow. 5. River Barrow in Carlow town with riverside path (completed under flood relief scheme) 6. People shots for various activities in particular walking (Barrow Way and Blackstairs Mountains including Kilbrannish Forest Recreation Area and Clogrennan Wood), canoeing, cycling, fishing, horse riding and boating. 7. Night time people shots in Carlow town - pub and night club scene 8. People shot featuring shopping, drinking coffee etc. 9. Traditional music session images at various locations 10. Borris Main Street and shots of its street architecture 11. Main Street through Ballon 12. Duckett's Grove and IAE sign (people featured) 13. Images of Hacketstown village 14. Images of Fenagh village 15. Images of Kildavin village 16. Images of Milford 17. Images of Myshall and Adelaide Memorial Church 18. Images of the Blackstairs, Nine Stones and Mount Leinster some with people featured 19. Images of Clonmelsh cemetery 20. Fishing images on the River Slaney 21. Bagenalstown Courthouse - day time shot 22. Southern County Fishing Resort 23. Clashganny Forest Looped Walks 24. Interior of Tullow Museum 25. Interior of St. Mullins Heritage Centre and St. Mullins village 26. Altamont Gardens 27. Various locations on the Carlow Garden Trail (18) and Carlow Garden Festival (21st – 30th July 2017 – 18 locations) 28. Images of Carrigduff village 29. Images of Tullow town |
| VISUAL |
People shots in VISUAL 1. Bar 2. Reception 3. Gallery spaces - capturing the unique architecture of the space with people actively interacting and enjoying themselves 4. External shots that capture the architecture of the building but are also animated by people |
| OTHER |
| 1. Pride of Place visit by judges to New Oak Estate Carlow, morning of August 1st 2017. |
The photography company will work for the duration of the project with
Carlow Tourism and the Project Co-ordinator to ensure photography corresponds to requirements.
The Outputs from the Project
• Royalty Free Images in all standard formats (low & high resolution)
• Memory Stick of entire collection X 10
Contract Period:
The contract period will be from mid-July 2017 – 1st October 2017, or before if all requested photography is completed. The contract fee will be fixed with payment upon completion. No expenses will be paid in respect of the contract.
Contract award is subject to attendance at an initial meeting to clarify the objectives and scope of the project, an interim meeting after photographs for five of the above locations have been completed and ongoing contact throughout the project length. The process for completion of the database outlined below will be discussed at the initial meeting.
The contractor will report to the Project Co-ordinator and Carlow Tourism, in respect to the main body of work for tourism in Carlow and Ireland’s Ancient East Trail and/or steering group.
Proposal Layout:
Suitable contractors who wish to pitch for this contract should submit a proposal based on the following marking scheme:
• Organisational profile (20)
o Profile of organisation to demonstrate that the organisation has the competency and sustainability to take on the proposed contract
o Health and Safety Statement
• Staff Profile(s) and Experience (10)
o Profile of relevant staff and proposed key staff.
• Overview of Previous Work (30)
o Examples of previous relevant work experience
• Fixed price contract price (30)
o The contract should be priced on a daily rate based on the completion of all listed photography as outlined herein. Carlow Tourism is looking for value for money for the completion of this project. It is envisaged that the budget required to complete the suite of literature outlined above will be in the region of €5,000 - €9,000. .
• Methodology/Approach Outline (30)
o Approach to each stage proposed
• Tax Clearance Certificate Yes/No
• Insurance Yes/No
Proposals should be addressed with your company named marked on front to:
Tender for the Provision of Photography
For # Carlow, A Digital Carlow, A Story Telling Project,
Carlow Tourism
College Street
Carlow
Queries in writing only to eorourke@carlowtourism.com, Closing date for the receipt of proposals is Friday, 14thJuly 2017 @ 1PM
