ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/11/2017

External Reference: 2017-137444

TED Reference: 2017/S 224-466447

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

Department of Children and Youth Affairs
9805633H
43-49 Mespil Road
Dublin D04 YP52
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Adam Gunning
Telephone: +353 871806725
E-mail: Adam_Gunning@dcya.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.dcya.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/324

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Request for Tenders for the provision of Services to Measure and Assess the Quality of Early Years Provision in Ireland
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

73300000  -  Design and execution of research and development
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is seeking proposals from Tenderers to:
1.) Develop and pilot a measurement instrument(s) and supporting documentation to assess the quality of early years provision in the Irish context;
2.) Undertake a baseline assessment of quality in a representative sample of registered early years settings in Ireland; and
3.) Provide the outputs as specified in the RFT.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

73000000  -  Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000  -  Research and experimental development services
73110000  -  Research services
73120000  -  Experimental development services
73200000  -  Research and development consultancy services
80110000  -  Pre-school education services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is seeking proposals from Tenderers to:
1.) Develop and pilot a measurement instrument(s) and supporting documentation to assess the quality of early years provision in the Irish context;
2.) Undertake a baseline assessment of quality in a representative sample of registered early years settings in Ireland; and
3.) Provide the outputs as specified in the RFT.
Context
An assessment of the quality of early years provision in the Irish context was first recommended in 'Right from the Start: The Report of the Expert Advisory Group on the Early Years Strategy' (Department of Children and Youth Affairs, 2013) and subsequently in the Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Future Investment (Department of Children and Youth Affairs, 2015)
In Budget 2016, the DCYA secured funding to conduct this assessment of quality and is now requesting proposals from Tenderers to undertake this work. Tenderers are required to submit complete proposals to address all of the requirements of the Study.
The Study
The successful Tenderer shall also undertake data analysis and finalise a prescribed set of outputs. It shall also manage a range of issues arising throughout the Study.
As it is intended to undertake follow-up assessments of quality at regular intervals to assess quality trends over time, the successful Tenderer shall be responsible for ensuring that the measurement instrument(s) is developed and the baseline assessment is carried out in a way that will allow follow-up assessments to be commissioned if such a decision is taken by the DCYA.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Services Offered  /  Weighting:  75
Price  -  Weighting:  25
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

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 071-134990

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Services to Measure and Assess the Quality of Early Years Provision in Ireland

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs intend to rerun the competition as an Open Tender with preliminary market consultations.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Adam Gunning
Department of Children and Youth Affairs, 43-49 Mespil Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Dublin
IE
E-mail: adam_gunning@dcya.gov.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Review body is the High Court, Dublin