ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/06/2015

Expire date: 12/07/2015

External Reference: 2015-116897

TED Reference: 2015/S 114-206951

Contract notice

Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Enterprise Ireland
N/A
The Plaza
East Point Business Park  Dublin 3
IE
For the attention of: Patricia Clare
Telephone: +353 17272000
E-mail: patricia.clare@enterprise-ireland.com
Fax: +353 17272020
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/434
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89125&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89125&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
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

  • Economic and financial affairs
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:

Multi-party framework agreement for provision of recruitment services for Administration Placements in Enterprise Ireland

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No22:  Personnel placement and supply services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 3

    NUTS code
    IE021
    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
    Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 6
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 

    As the service is an Annex IIB service within the meaning of Directive 2004/18/EC and is therefore not subject to the full rigours of the Directive Enterprise Ireland is advertising on a voluntary basis in the OJEU and taking the opportunity of awarding a longer term framework agreement.

    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  200000  and 1000000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Enterprise Ireland undertakes a wide and varied range of roles across multiple

    disciplines to deliver on current and future organisation strategies. It is essential that there is a strong cohort of Administrative Staff to support the delivery of the Agency’s objectives and targets.

    To ensure that we can provide the requisite administrative support, Enterprise

    Ireland is looking to source recruitment, assessment, selection and placement

    services providers to drive and support the delivery of this element of our

    resourcing strategy.

    Through the establishment of a Multi-Party Framework (3 members), the

    provider(s) will be required to work with Enterprise Ireland in the recruitment,

    assessment, selection and placement activities for a diverse range of

    Administration placements that arise across the network of offices in Ireland.

    The framework will operate for 2 years with the option subject to approval and

    performance to extend for 2 further 2 year periods.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79600000   Recruitment 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:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    The framework agreement involves the sourcing of administration placements for permanent and temporary positions which arise over the 6 year maximum life of the framework agreement.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  200000  and 1000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    The framework will initially be established for 2 years with the option subject to approval and performance to extend for 2 further 2 year periods.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 072 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not applicable

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only using System ID 96099.

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only using System ID 96099.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only using System ID 96099.

    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: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated
    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):  no
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged number of operators:  5
    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    Subject to the quality of responses to the qualification stage the top 5 scoring applicants will be invited to tender.

    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:  yes
    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.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    2015/21

    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

    12.07.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_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
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties

    2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

    3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

    4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

    5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

    6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate.

    7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

    8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent“ will always be appended.

    9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

    10) This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU as the framework agreement is for a service which is a non-priority service (Annex IIB) and therefore not subject to the full rigours of the public procurement directive (2004/18/EC).

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Courts, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    consult a legal advisor
    Internet address: