ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/01/2021

External Reference: 2021-209270

TED Reference: 2021/S 013-028478

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Enterprise Ireland
N/A
The Plaza
Dublin 3
East Point Business
IE
Contact person: Malcolm Kavanagh
Telephone: +353 7272000
E-mail: malcolm.kavanagh@enterprise-ireland.com
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Evaluation of Training and Development Programmes delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEO’s) Nationwide.
Reference number:  2020/12
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80521000  -  Training programme services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Enterprise Ireland intends to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of evaluation services to undertake expert evaluations of training and other development programmes delivered by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). In addition to the initial contract, the framework agreement may also be used for evaluations of other programmes as required by the Enterprise Ireland LEO Centre of Excellence and/or the LEO Network.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  250000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

73110000  -  Research services
73210000  -  Research consultancy services
79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
80000000  -  Education and training services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Enterprise Ireland intends to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of evaluation services to undertake expert evaluations of training and other development programmes delivered by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). In addition to the initial contract, the framework agreement may also be used for evaluations of other programmes as required by the Enterprise Ireland LEO Centre of Excellence and/or the LEO Network.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology for delivery of the services addressing the scope of services  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Team Proposed  /  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: 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 102-246282

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Evaluation of Training and Development Programmes delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEO’s) Nationwide.

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

09/12/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  10
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  6
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Eustace Patterson Ltd
Wexford
IE

The contractor is an SME : yes
Frontline Consultants Ltd
Lanarkshire
UK

The contractor is an SME : yes
Strategic Innovation Partners Limited t/a GM Innovations
Dublin
IE

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  250000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  250000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Courts of Ireland
Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE