ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/10/2015

External Reference: 2015-743210

TED Reference: 2015/S 212-386687

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)

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
1  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Procurement Unit
Telephone: +353 18847888
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie
Fax: +353 18556821
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1169
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90983&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
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:

Single Party Framework for a Managed Service for the Provision of Strategic Human Resources Consultancy including Resourcing

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No22Y: 
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Ireland

    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)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Context of Requirements

    Fáilte Ireland is establishing a Single Party Framework Agreement for a managed

    service for the provision of Strategic Human Resources Consultancy including

    Resourcing. The successful Service Provider will be responsible for the provision

    of strategic oversight, associated advice and delivery of related projects.

    Overview of Requirements

    The framework agreement will include (but is not limited to) the following HR

    activities:

    • Organisational Development

    • Talent Management and Acquisition

    • Performance

    • Employee Engagement and Recognition

    • HR Strategy and Design

    • Organisational Effectiveness

    The successful Framework operator will be required to provide the following:

    • Strategic Human Resources consultancy advice on a variety of

    complex challenges employing leading edge Human Resources best practice;

    • Solution focused methodology including Public Sector expertise;

    • Full delivery of projects as required;

    • Review and development of Fáilte Ireland’s resourcing policy,

    procedures and process;

    • Administer the complete resourcing process supported by an integrated

    system solution.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79414000   Human resources management consultancy services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79600000   Recruitment 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)

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated with a call for competition
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
    1. Methodology for Service Delivery . Weighting 20
    2. Technical merit of the Human Resources Proposed . Weighting 25
    3. Contract Management . Weighting 10
    4. Reliability and continuity of supply . Weighting 5
    5. Ultimate Cost . Weighting 40
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    HR/2015/02

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 232-407115  of 02.12.2014
    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 132-243858  of 08.07.2015

    Section V: Award of contract

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

    Single Party Framework for a Managed Service for the Provision of Strategic Human Resources Consultancy including Resourcing

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    28.09.2015
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 5
    V.3)

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

    Symbio Business Solutions Ltd
    IE 6430164i
    Symbio Business Solutions
    6 Exchange Place  IFSC
    IE
    Telephone: +353 018291754
    E-mail: jennifer.bradish@symbio.ie
    Internet address: http://www.symbio.ie
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Lowest offer 50000  and  highest offer 500000 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
    Chief Registrar
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.

    VI.3.3)

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