Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/03/2019

External Reference: 2019-267122

TED Reference: 2019/S 049-113222

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

Solas
N/A
Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road
Dublin 1
Dublin
IE
Contact person: James Hall
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.solas.ie/

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

External Monitoring Services
Reference number:  136338
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80500000  -  Training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

SOLAS is the co-ordinator provider for the portfolio of Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and Quarrying Skills Certification Scheme (QSCS) courses and assessment events.
SOLAS, as co-ordinating provider, for CSCS/QSCS courses and assessment events is committed to overseeing independent monitoring and evaluation of CSCS/QSCS course and assessment delivery in accordance with its quality assurance governance requirements.
In order to meet its quality assurance responsibilities SOLAS is seeking to procure additional flexible external monitoring services. SOLAS requires an external monitoring services provider to incorporate process monitoring and assessment event monitoring into its service provision.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  800000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80000000  -  Education and training services
80300000  -  Higher education services
80531000  -  Industrial and technical training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
DUBLIN 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

SOLAS is the co-ordinator provider for the portfolio of Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and Quarrying Skills Certification Scheme (QSCS) courses and assessment events.
SOLAS, as co-ordinating provider, for CSCS/QSCS courses and assessment events is committed to overseeing independent monitoring and evaluation of CSCS/QSCS course and assessment delivery in accordance with its quality assurance governance requirements.
In order to meet its quality assurance responsibilities SOLAS is seeking to procure additional flexible external monitoring services. SOLAS requires an external monitoring services provider to incorporate process monitoring and assessment event monitoring into its service provision.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
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: 2018/S 125-285727

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: External Monitoring Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

04/03/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Competence Assurance Solutions Ltd
London
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  800000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

SOLAS
Dublin
IE