ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/07/2015

External Reference: 2015-573342

TED Reference: 2015/S 142-262728

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University College Dublin ( UCD )
IE6517386K
Procurement and Contracts Office
Roebuck Offices  Belfield
IE
For the attention of: Orla O'Dea
Telephone: +353 17164990
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: http://www.ucd.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1222
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83261&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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:

Employee Assistance Programme Services

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No25Y: 
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Belfield

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    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)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    UCD has established a single party framework agreement with a maximum potential duration of four years for the provision of Employee Assistance Programme Services. The successful framework member will be required to provide counselling services and support for a wide range of issues encountered by staff members and their families. In addition, they will be required to launch and promote the services within the University with a view to heightening the awareness of the programme and the supports available amongst all staff.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    85147000   Company health services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    85100000   Health services
    85140000   Miscellaneous health services
    II.1.6)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    Lowest offer 230000  and  highest offer 294000 EUR
    Excluding VAT

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
    1. Ultimate Cost . Weighting 40
    2. Demonstrated Understanding of the University's Requirements . Weighting 15
    3. Technical Merit of Human Resources . Weighting 15
    4. Proposed Methodology for Referrals . Weighting 10
    5. Contract Management Methodology . Weighting 10
    6. Methodology for Promoting the Services Internally . Weighting 5
    7. Reliability and Continuity of Supply . Weighting 5
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    UCDOPP501

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 240-422444  of 08.12.2014

    Section V: Award of contract

    Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    Employee Assistance Programme Services

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.06.2015
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 6
    V.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    EAP Consultants
    6392660N
    26 Upper Pembroke Street
    Dublin  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 1890252718
    E-mail: chrisgilmore@eapconsultants.ie
    Fax: +353 016620365
    Internet address: http://www.eapconsultants.ie
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 230000  and  highest offer 294000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    Inns Quay
    Dublin 7
    IE
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    Please seek legal advice
    Internet address:
    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    The Contracting Authority observed a voluntary “standstill period“ of fourteen calendar days in advance of establishing this framework agreement. This standstill period commenced on the day after the date of electronic notification of all concerned tenderers.

    VI.3.3)

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

    Please seek legal advice
    Internet address: