ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/01/2018

External Reference: 2018-138354

TED Reference: 2018/S 011-021215

Contract award notice

Cached Version

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Defence
N/A
Station Road
Co Kildare
Newbridge
IE
Contact person: Contracts Branch
Telephone: +353 45492428
E-mail: contracts@defence.ie
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.defence.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/292

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

Defence

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Request for Tenders for the provision of a Feasibility Study for a new Institute for Peace Support & Leadership Training
Reference number:  CON/0027/2017
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79314000  -  Feasibility study
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The provision of expert services to carry out a detailed evaluation and feasibility study of the proposed development of an Institute for Peace Support & Leadership Training and to make recommendations as appropriate on how best to progress the concept to the next level.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  86400.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71241000  -  Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE06 -  Eastern and Midland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The provision of expert services to carry out a detailed evaluation and feasibility study of the proposed development of an Institute for Peace Support & Leadership Training and to make recommendations as appropriate on how best to progress the concept to the next level.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Understanding of Clients Needs  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Completeness,quality and credibility of proposed approach and methodologies to be used  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Project Management Techniques  /  Weighting:  50
Quality criterion  -  Name:  A capacity and knowledge to engage with 3rd Level and research Institutions national and international, international organisations, other military colleges and others operating in a similar space  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proven capabilities of analysing the professional and academic market and developing programmes  /  Weighting:  50
Quality criterion  -  Name:  A background in academia.international research or practice particularly in the area of the feasibility study and/or in international relations, politics, conflict resolution or similar disciplines  /  Weighting:  50
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total Overall Costs (per Appendix 2)  /  Weighting:  400
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: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 145-299463

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

1/3/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

The Circa Group Europe Limited
26 Upper Pembroke Street
Dublin 2
IE
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  82875.00  EUR / Highest offer:  86400.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Dublin 7
Dublin
IE
Internet address: https://courts.ie