Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/09/2020

External Reference: 2020-203927

TED Reference: 2020/S 182-439647

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 Public Expenditure and Reform
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Tender Operations
Telephone: +353 0761008000
Internet address(es):
I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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

Framework Agreement (2nd Generation) for provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Programme for eligible employees across Civil Service for the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform
Reference number:  PROJ000005299
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. OneLearning (“OneLearning”) is the Civil Service Learning and Development (L&D) Centre within in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OneLearning is responsible for all training that is common across the Civil Service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP and OneLearning.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1091400.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79632000  -  Personnel-training services
80500000  -  Training services
80510000  -  Specialist training services
80511000  -  Staff training services
80521000  -  Training programme services
80522000  -  Training seminars
80532000  -  Management training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. OneLearning (“OneLearning”) is the Civil Service Learning and Development (L&D) Centre within in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OneLearning is responsible for all training that is common across the Civil Service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP and OneLearning.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Course Content  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Resources and Training Personnel  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the Training Locations, Venues and Materials Logistics  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Course Scheduling and Administration  /  Weighting:  50
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the Contract Management and Key Account Manager  /  Weighting:  50
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost of Services Provided.  /  Weighting:  400
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The Client reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extensions permitted subject to its obligations at law.
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.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2020/S 026-059241

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Framework Agreement (2nd Generation) for provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Programme for eligible employees across Civil Service for the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Trigraph Intelligent Learning
366163
11 Vernon Heath, Clontarf, D03H2V3
Dublin
Dublin 3
IE
Telephone: +353 16390050
Internet address: http://www.trigraph.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:  1091400.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please consult with your own legal advisors