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Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/03/2015

Expire date: 30/04/2015

External Reference: 2015-487655

TED Reference: 2015/S 053-092801

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Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Solas
N/A
Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road
Dublin  Dublin 1
IE
For the attention of: Joan Murphy
Telephone: +35 35332437
E-mail: Joan.murphy@solas.ie
Fax: +35 35332437
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1210
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86463&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86463&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
SOLAS
CASTLEFORBES HOUSE
DUBLIN
MT
Contact point(s): MICHAEL MOONEY
For the attention of: MICHAEL MOONEY
Telephone: +353 15332586
E-mail: michael.mooney@solas.ie
Internet address:
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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

  • Education
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Courseware and eLearning resources to support the delivery of online courses delivered through Moodle

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No24:  Education and vocational education services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 1

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators
    maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 30
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 2000000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    eCollege is a unit within SOLAS tasked with planning, co-ordinating and funding the delivery of online courses on a national basis to employed and unemployed learners throughout Ireland. These course are delivered through Moodle (www.moodle.org), hosted internally by SOLAS and integrated with internal SOLAS systems and with the ability to interface with external vender hosted resources. eCollege also provides this Moodle platform for use by courses delivered throughout the Further Education and Training (FET) Sector in Ireland including the Education and Training Boards (ETB’s).

    The Services requested through this tender process involves the supply of training resources, simulations, virtual Labs, interactive content, eBooks, Video and courseware that will be used to populate Moodle courses so as to provide Learners will the supports required to achieve industry recognised certification. eCollege online courses are supported by a helpdesk and eTutoring service previously procured through a separate tender process.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    48931000   Training software package
    79632000   Personnel-training services
    80000000   Education and training services
    80500000   Training services
    80520000   Training facilities
    80521000   Training programme services
    80530000   Vocational training services
    80531000   Industrial and technical training services
    80531100   Industrial training services
    80531200   Technical training services
    80533000   Computer-user familiarisation and training services
    80533100   Computer training services
    80533200   Computer courses
    80540000   Environmental training services
    80550000   Safety training services
    80560000   Health and first-aid training services
    80561000   Health training services
    80562000   First-aid training services
    80570000   Personal development training services
    80590000   Tutorial services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  yes
    Tenders may be submitted for  all lots
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  yes
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    eCollege is a unit within SOLAS tasked with planning, co-ordinating and funding the delivery of online courses on a national basis to employed and unemployed learners throughout Ireland. These course are delivered through Moodle (www.moodle.org), hosted internally by SOLAS and integrated with internal SOLAS systems and with the ability to interface with external vender hosted resources. eCollege also provides this Moodle platform for use by courses delivered throughout the Further Education and Training (FET) Sector in Ireland including the Education and Training Boards (ETB’s).

    The Services requested through this tender process involves the supply of training resources, simulations, virtual Labs, interactive content, eBooks, Video and courseware that will be used to populate Moodle courses so as to provide Learners will the supports required to achieve industry recognised certification. eCollege online courses are supported by a helpdesk and eTutoring service previously procured through a separate tender process.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 2000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Information about lots

    Lot No: 1  Lot title: Courseware and eLearning resources to support the delivery of online courses delivered through Moodle
    1)

    Short description:

    eCollege is a unit within SOLAS tasked with planning, co-ordinating and funding the delivery of online courses on a national basis to employed and unemployed learners throughout Ireland. These course are delivered through Moodle (www.moodle.org), hosted internally by SOLAS and integrated with internal SOLAS systems and with the ability to interface with external vender hosted resources. eCollege also provides this Moodle platform for use by courses delivered throughout the Further Education and Training (FET) Sector in Ireland including the Education and Training Boards (ETB’s).

    The Services requested through this tender process involves the supply of training resources, simulations, virtual Labs, interactive content, eBooks, Video and courseware that will be used to populate Moodle courses so as to provide Learners will the supports required to achieve industry recognised certification. eCollege online courses are supported by a helpdesk and eTutoring service previously procured through a separate tender process.

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    48931000   Training software package
    79632000   Personnel-training services
    80000000   Education and training services
    80500000   Training services
    80520000   Training facilities
    80521000   Training programme services
    80530000   Vocational training services
    80531000   Industrial and technical training services
    80531100   Industrial training services
    80531200   Technical training services
    80533000   Computer-user familiarisation and training services
    80533100   Computer training services
    80533200   Computer courses
    80540000   Environmental training services
    80550000   Safety training services
    80560000   Health and first-aid training services
    80561000   Health training services
    80562000   First-aid training services
    80570000   Personal development training services
    80590000   Tutorial services
    48900000   Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
    48930000   Training and entertainment software package
    48931000   Training software package
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    competitive dialogue
    IV.1.3)

    Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:  no
    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

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    30.04.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no