Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/11/2021

External Reference: 2021-280444

TED Reference: 2021/S 232-611915

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person: OGP Support
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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

People Management Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service - THR055F
Reference number:  PROJ000007279
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

(The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators
(“Tenderers”) for the award of a single supplier framework contract for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (“the Services”).
In summary, the Services comprise:
People Management Learning and Development Training for the Civil Service, comprising of:
 The development of a shared Civil Service Learning and Development Curriculum that can be easily adapted for both virtual and face to face delivery.
 The provision of instructor led training services to Civil Servants, nationwide and virtually, utilising engaging and innovative methods.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1804328.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80500000  -  Training services
80510000  -  Specialist training services
80511000  -  Staff training services
80520000  -  Training facilities
80521000  -  Training programme services
80530000  -  Vocational training services
80531200  -  Technical training services
80532000  -  Management training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OneLearning is responsible for all training that is common across the Civil Service.
(The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators
(“Tenderers”) for the award of a single supplier framework contract for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (“the Services”).
In summary, the Services comprise:
People Management Learning and Development Training for the Civil Service, comprising of:
• The development of a shared Civil Service Learning and Development Curriculum that can be easily adapted for both virtual and face to face delivery.
• The provision of instructor led training services to Civil Servants, nationwide and virtually, utilising engaging and innovative methods.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Organisational Capacity and Personnel  /  Weighting:  210
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Course Content and Delivery  /  Weighting:  210
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the Tenderer’s approach in relation to measuring Impact of Training  /  Weighting:  40
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Scheduling and Administration and Invoicing  /  Weighting:  70
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the Contract Management  /  Weighting:  70
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  400
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority 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 extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate
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

The PIN number RFT 183146 is being used and the PIN TED reference number 2021/S 015-032164.

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: 2021/S 131-346928

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: People Management

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/11/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  9
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Irish Times Training
97432
The Irish Times Building
Dublin
24-28 Tara Street
IE
Telephone: +353 014727101
Fax: +353 0104727111
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1804328.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)
The PIN number RFT 183146 is being used and the PIN TED reference number 2021/S 015-032164.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18866000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

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