Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/06/2019
External Reference: 2019-230761
TED Reference: 2019/S 119-292222
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Agriculture House
Dublin 2
Kildare Street
IE
Contact person:
Pat Maguire
Telephone:
+353 16072266
E-mail:
pat.maguire@agriculture.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307
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
The provision of an evaluation on Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
Reference number:
RFT 136908
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79419000
-
Evaluation consultancy services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine invites proposals from suitable independent external consultants to undertake an evaluation of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, hereafter “RDP”.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
128873.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
-
Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000
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Business and management consultancy services
79411000
-
General management consultancy services
79420000
-
Management-related services
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine invites proposals from suitable independent external consultants to undertake an evaluation of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, hereafter “RDP”.
The evaluation shall be done through the assessment of the RDP´s net contribution to changes in the CAP impact indicator values and through answering the Common Evaluation Questions (CEQs). The CEQs are mainly cause and effect questions that assess scheme impacts and results on the basis of evidence derived from mandatory indicators, agreed up by the Commission and DAFM, and additional indicators developed by DAFM. For the 2019 evaluation, the evaluation must also quantify the CAP impact indicators. Other information, such as survey data and non-beneficiary data from national statistics, annual accounts and the National Farm Survey, can also be used in the evaluations.
Ireland’s RDP was formally adopted by the EU Commission on the 26th May 2015 and contains an extensive suite of measures that address all farming sectors and supports community-led local development by means of the LEADER programme. The RDP is co-funded by the EU and the national exchequer. EU support for the RDP via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) will amount to €2.19 billion over the 7-year lifespan and this EU funding will be supplemented by exchequer funding to bring the total support available under the RDP to some €4 billion.
The evaluation shall be done through the assessment of the RDP´s net contribution to changes in the CAP impact indicator values and through answering the Common Evaluation Questions (CEQs). The CEQs are mainly cause and effect questions that assess scheme impacts and results on the basis of evidence derived from mandatory indicators, agreed up by the Commission and DAFM, and additional indicators developed by DAFM. For the 2019 evaluation, the evaluation must also quantify the CAP impact indicators. Other information, such as survey data and non-beneficiary data from national statistics, annual accounts and the National Farm Survey, can also be used in the evaluations.
Ireland’s RDP was formally adopted by the EU Commission on the 26th May 2015 and contains an extensive suite of measures that address all farming sectors and supports community-led local development by means of the LEADER programme. The RDP is co-funded by the EU and the national exchequer. EU support for the RDP via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) will amount to €2.19 billion over the 7-year lifespan and this EU funding will be supplemented by exchequer funding to bring the total support available under the RDP to some €4 billion.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Skills & Epertise
/
Weighting:
20
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Knowledge of Framework
/
Weighting:
20
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality & Technical merit
/
Weighting:
30
Price
-
Weighting:
30
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:
yes
Identification of the project:
Rural Development Programme (RDP) via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
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: 2018/S 135-308478
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: The provision of an evaluation on Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
28/09/2018
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
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Indecon Economic Consultants
N/A
Indecon House
Dublin
4 Fitzwilliam Place
IE
Telephone:
+353 16777144
E-mail:
whbatt@indecon.ie
Fax:
+353 16777417
Internet address:
http://www.indecon.ie
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
128873.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE