ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/12/2016

External Reference: 2016-996988

TED Reference: 2016/S 248-454806

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Higher Education Authority
0085228K
Brooklawn House
Dublin 4
Shelbourne Road
IE
Contact person: Sean O'Reilly
E-mail: Sean.OReilly@thea.ie
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hea.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1176

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

ISSE Tender 2017-2019
Reference number:  109805
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79311100  -  Survey design services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The HEA, on behalf of the project co-sponsors, is now seeking tenders to conduct Irish Survey of Student Engagements for a three-year period starting in 2017. A collaborative management and governance structure is in place with institutional representatives participating in a number of project working groups. It is expected that the successful tenderer will interact primarily with individual institutions for receipt of demographic data, delivery of survey access to target cohorts, and provision of survey results after national fieldwork has concluded; and with the central project manager for other matters, including the national datasets. After the first year of the new contract, this structure may be reviewed. Any revised structure that may be put in place will not be more onerous for the contractor.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  102653.00  EUR / Highest offer:  360000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79311000  -  Survey services
79311200  -  Survey conduction services
79311300  -  Survey analysis services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Higher Education Authority (HEA), on behalf of the project co-sponsors, is now seeking tenders to conduct the next Irish Survey of Students Engagements for a three-year period starting in 2017. Detailed functional requirements are listed in detail on www.etenders.gov.ie RFT 109805
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functionality ‘Fit’ with requirements as described in this document  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of initial delivery plan & approach to project management and ongoing support  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Relevant experience  /  Weighting:  10
Price  -  Weighting:  35
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

Tenderers’ attention is drawn to the Fifth Schedule of the sample contract provided in Appendix B which includes a statement on the storage of personal data within the European Economic Area.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 196-353502

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Lot No: 1

Title: Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE) 2017-2016 joint tender by HEA, IUA, THEA and USI

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

19/12/2016
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

i-graduate International Insight
Bristol
UK
NUTS code:  UKK1 -  Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  102653.00  EUR / Highest offer:  360000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Dublin
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

20/12/2016