Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/12/2021

External Reference: 2021-238736

TED Reference: 2021/S 245-647329

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 17738000
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

Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of National Training Services for the Irish Government Open Data Initiative (THR050F)
Reference number:  PROJ000006586
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80500000  -  Training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The provision of training services nationally to the Irish public sector to assist with the delivery of the Open Data Initiative and to enable public sector bodies to meet their obligations under the Open Data and reuse of Public Sector Information Directive 2019.
The concept of Open Data is about making data held by public bodies available and easily accessible online for reuse and redistribution. A common definition of Open Data is that a piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike. Share-alike is a copyright licensing term, originally used by the Creative Commons project, to describe works or licences that require copies or adaptations of the work to be released under the same or similar licence as the original. Under Ireland’s Open Data Initiative, public bodies are to identify and publish appropriate datasets in compliance with the Open Data Publication Guidelines
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  425600.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80000000  -  Education and training services
80510000  -  Specialist training services
80520000  -  Training facilities
80521000  -  Training programme services
80522000  -  Training seminars
80531200  -  Technical training services
80533100  -  Computer 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

In summary, the Services comprise:
the provision of training services nationally to the Irish public sector to assist with the delivery of the Open Data Initiative and to enable public sector bodies to meet their obligations under the Open Data and reuse of Public Sector Information Directive 2019.
The concept of Open Data is about making data held by public bodies available and easily accessible online for reuse and redistribution. A common definition of Open Data is that a piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike. Share-alike is a copyright licensing term, originally used by the Creative Commons project, to describe works or licences that require copies or adaptations of the work to be released under the same or similar licence as the original. Under Ireland’s Open Data Initiative, public bodies are to identify and publish appropriate datasets in compliance with the Open Data Publication Guidelines.
More information on the Open Data Initiative can be found at
http://www.per.gov.ie/en/open-data/, with information on the Open Data Publication
Guidelines at https://data.gov.ie/guidelines/.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the Tenderer’s approach in relation to measuring Learning Outcomes and Evaluation  /  Weighting:  50
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the Contract Management  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Course Content and Delivery  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Training Personnel  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Scheduling and Administration, Facilities and Invoicing  /  Weighting:  150
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price  /  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 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.

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 166-434561

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of National Training Services for the Irish Government Open Data Initiative (THR050F)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

13/12/2021
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

UrbanTide Ltd
9222463
Ground Floor, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, D02 P593
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Telephone: +44 7921912422
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.urbantide.com

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:  400000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  425600.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

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

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

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