Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/10/2020

Expire date: 27/10/2020

External Reference: 2020-213821

TED Reference: 2020/S 200-485441

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Health and Safety Authority
N/A
The Metropolitan Building
Dublin 1
James Joyce Street
IE
Contact person: John Moran
Telephone: +353 16147062
Internet address(es):
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=175406&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
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

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Recruitment Services for Administration and Operation Support Roles
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79600000  -  Recruitment services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority is inviting proposals from suitably qualified service providers to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of recruitment services for administrative and operational support roles including both permanent or fixed term contracts and temporary/agency staff placements. Vacancies are anticipated across all administrative grades from Clerical Officer to Assistant Principal Officer. These roles will be spread across the Authority with the bulk of the positions being at Clerical Officer and Executive Officer grades within Corporate Services work areas such as customer service, communications, human resources, general administration support to inspector teams etc
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 600000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79635000  -  Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority is inviting proposals from suitably qualified service providers to establish a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of recruitment services for administrative and operational support roles including both permanent or fixed term contracts and temporary/agency staff placements. Vacancies are anticipated across all administrative grades from Clerical Officer to Assistant Principal Officer. These roles will be spread across the Authority with the bulk of the positions being at Clerical Officer and Executive Officer grades within Corporate Services work areas such as customer service, communications, human resources, general administration support to inspector teams etc
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: 600000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The framework agreement may be extended by two further periods of one year up to a maximum of four years, subject to annual review, satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints. For the avoidance of doubt, the Contracting Authority confirms that the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement.
II.2.9)

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

Envisaged number of candidates: 8
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 177627

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 177627
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 177627
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:  
Accelerated Restricted Procedure due to urgency in meeting the Governments response to Covid-19, the Contracting Authority needs to have these services in place as soon as possible.
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  3
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:  27/10/2020
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 12  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:177627) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
5) This is the sole call for competition for this framework.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
10) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
11) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 8 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 8 subject to that number qualifying.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
High Court Inns Quay Dublin 7
Dublin
IE

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Consult your legal advisor
Ireland
IE