ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/07/2019

Expire date: 09/09/2019

External Reference: 2019-275490

TED Reference: 2019/S 145-357247

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Defence Forces Ireland
N/A
McKee Barracks
Dublin 7.
Blackhorse Ave.
IE
Contact person: Rory Esler
Telephone: +353 8046000
E-mail: rory.esler@defenceforces.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.military.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1144

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=151117&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=151117&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Defence

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Delivery and Award of Masters Degree in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies
Reference number:  DFT&E01/19
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80430000  -  Adult-education services at university level
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Delivery and award of Masters Degree in Leadership, Management & Defence Studies (LMDS) to students of The Military College, Irish Defence Forces as part of professional development of Irish and international Military Officers.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 400000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80000000  -  Education and training services
80300000  -  Higher education services
80400000  -  Adult and other education services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Military College, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Delivery and award of Masters Degree in Leadership, Management & Defence Studies (LMDS) to students of The Military College, Irish Defence Forces as part of professional development of Irish and international Military Officers. This course will mainly be delivered at The Military College, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, Ireland. Some modules/ blocks/ lectures or seminars may be delivered on campus with the successful institute. Specifically, the course is designed to prepare students for high-grade national and international assignments, including command, by developing their effective intellect, analytical research, decision-making and communication skills. Complementing this approach students will be given the opportunity to develop their professional knowledge through: focused assessment of single service, joint, combined and multi-agency operations; attaining an enhanced understanding of the higher management of Defence and; acquiring a comprehensive grasp of strategy, security and defence issues in political, and international contexts. The course will also equip officers with the skills needed to support and advise the senior leadership of the Defence Forces in order to enhance effective engagement with civil-servants, politicians, industry and wider society; to become defence advocates in the interests and service of the state. Successful completion of the course qualifies officers of the Army, Navy or Air Corps to: promote to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel/Commander and beyond; command formations of all components of the Defence Forces both at home and overseas; and to perform the higher staff work involved in the handling of such formations.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 400000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 3
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  09/09/2019
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Military College
Dublin 7
IE