Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/10/2020
Expire date: 11/12/2020
External Reference: 2020-257214
TED Reference: 2020/S 203-493850
Contract notice
Information
Published
Contract notice
Contract notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Dept of Children & Youth Affairs
Baggot Street Lower
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person:
OGP Support
Telephone:
+353 761008000
E-mail:
Support@ogp.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address:
http://www.ogp.gov.ie/
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351
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=176042&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLEAdditional 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=176042&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
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
Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Research and Evaluation Services for the DCYA
Reference number:
PROJ000004909 - SSB035F
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
73110000
-
Research services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). 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. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will be the contact office in relation to this public procurement competition.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 4000000.00
EUR
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
yes
Tenders may be submitted for
maximum number of lots: 2
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer:
2
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 1 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Lot No:
1
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000
-
Research and experimental development services
73200000
-
Research and development consultancy services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
73300000
-
Design and execution of research and development
79300000
-
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000
-
Market research services
79315000
-
Social research services
79419000
-
Evaluation consultancy services
85300000
-
Social work and related services
85320000
-
Social 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 Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). 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. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will be the contact office in relation to this public procurement competition.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
In summary, the Services comprise:
The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s)
• A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families.
• The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes.
• The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
In summary, the Services comprise:
The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s)
• A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families.
• The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes.
• The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Understanding of Framework Requirements
/
Weighting:
200
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Research Design & Overall Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
/
Weighting:
300
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract & Project Management Controls Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
/
Weighting:
100
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Cost
/
Weighting:
400
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1200000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
24
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 of such extensions on the same terms and conditions.
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)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 2 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Lot No:
2
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000
-
Research and experimental development services
73200000
-
Research and development consultancy services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
73300000
-
Design and execution of research and development
79300000
-
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000
-
Market research services
79315000
-
Social research services
79419000
-
Evaluation consultancy services
85300000
-
Social work and related services
85320000
-
Social 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 Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). 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. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will be the contact office in relation to this public procurement competition.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
In summary, the Services comprise:
The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s)
• A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families.
• The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes.
• The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
In summary, the Services comprise:
The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s)
• A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families.
• The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes.
• The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Understanding of Framework Requirements
/
Weighting:
200
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Research Design & Overall Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
/
Weighting:
300
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract & Project Management Controls Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
/
Weighting:
100
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Cost
/
Weighting:
400
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1400000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
24
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 of such extensions on the same terms and conditions.
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)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 3 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Lot No:
3
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000
-
Research and experimental development services
73200000
-
Research and development consultancy services
73210000
-
Research consultancy services
73300000
-
Design and execution of research and development
79300000
-
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000
-
Market research services
79315000
-
Social research services
79419000
-
Evaluation consultancy services
85300000
-
Social work and related services
85320000
-
Social 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 Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). 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. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will be the contact office in relation to this public procurement competition.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
In summary, the Services comprise:
The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s)
• A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families.
• The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes.
• The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the contracting authority.
In summary, the Services comprise:
The following is a summary of the key service required from the successful Tenderer(s)
• A range of specialist research services and subject expertise in the field of children, youth and families.
• The delivery of a range of strategic research, data and evaluation objectives, as well as to support emerging and new research and evidence needs. First Five, for example, sets out over 20 research-related commitments for the period up to 2021, some of which will be externally commissioned. These range from small-scale scoping studies to large scale evaluations of The Department of Children and Youth Affairs programmes.
• The requisite subject matter and methodological expertise in respect of children and young people, to help meet the Department of Children and Youth Affairs research, data and evaluation needs.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Understanding of Framework Requirements
/
Weighting:
200
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Research Design & Overall Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
/
Weighting:
300
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract & Project Management Controls Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
/
Weighting:
100
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Cost
/
Weighting:
400
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1400000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
24
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 of such extensions on the same terms and conditions.
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.1.1)
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)
Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).
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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
90
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:
16/11/2020
Local time:
17:00
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)
IV.2.7)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/11/2020
Local time:
17:00
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
The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult your own legal advisors.