ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/07/2017

External Reference: 2017-277518

TED Reference: 2017/S 128-261850

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

Limerick Institute of Technology
N/A
Moylish Park
Limerick
V94EC5T
IE
Contact person: Jacintha Burns
Telephone: +353 050428020
E-mail: Jacintha.Burns@lit.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.lit.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/242

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Irish Sign Language Interpreting Services
Reference number:  ISLI2017
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79540000  -  Interpretation services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The award of contract for the provision of Irish Sign Language Interpreting Services.
The contract will be for a period of one academic year beginning September 2017 with the option to extend on an annual basis for an additional academic year with a maximum of four extensions subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
SLI requirements can fluctuate significantly from year-to-year depending on student needs. As such, LIT cannot guarantee the level of demand that will arise throughout the agreement, as this is dependent on student demand.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  354457.00  EUR / Highest offer:  708915.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80000000  -  Education and training services
80300000  -  Higher education services
80340000  -  Special education services
80400000  -  Adult and other education services
98000000  -  Other community, social and personal services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Limerick and possibly Tipperary
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Disability Service of Limerick Institute of Technology invites tenders for the provision of Irish Sign Language Interpreting Services.
The contract will be for a period of one academic year beginning September 2017 with the option to extend on an annual basis for an additional academic year with a maximum of four extensions subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
SLI requirements can fluctuate significantly from year-to-year depending on student needs. As such, LIT cannot guarantee the level of demand that will arise throughout the agreement, as this is dependent on student demand.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Capability/Qualifications, Expertise of Interpreters proposed  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Methodology for Delivery of Service  /  Weighting:  30
Price  -  Weighting:  40
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

All information relating to tenders is published on
www.etenders.gov.ie only.

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: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 078-150737

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Irish Sign Language Interpreting Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/06/2017
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Bridge Interpreting Ltd
6417144C
Unit F1 SPADE Enterprise Centre
Dublin
North King Street
IE
Telephone: +353 879046594
E-mail: office@bridgeinterpreting.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.signlanguageinterpreting.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  354457.00  EUR / Highest offer:  708915.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please refer to Tender Documents
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin 7
D7
IE
Internet address: www.courts.ie

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

05/07/2017