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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/05/2022

External Reference: 2022-234602

TED Reference: 2022/S 095-263351

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

SOLAS
N/A
Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road
Dublin 1
Dublin
IE
E-mail: tenders@solas.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.solas.ie/
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1210

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

External Quality Assurance Monitoring of eCollege
Reference number:  2202-SO-E
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

eCollege is the national online learning service for the further education and training sector funded and overseen by SOLAS. eCollege courses are fully online and are part-time. Courses are aligned to industry certified pathways. Currently all courses operate on a continuous intake basis.
eCollege engaged the services of an external service provider to develop a quality assurance framework with corresponding indicators and a database tool in 2020. This contract has concluded and the framework, indicators, KPIs, database tool, and baseline reports are in place. The purpose of this RFT is to identify an organisation to utilise the tools developed to conduct monthly monitoring, site visits, and provide expertise in the quality assurance of online learning.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  585000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80420000  -  E-learning services
80500000  -  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

eCollege is the national online learning service for the further education and training sector funded and overseen by SOLAS. eCollege courses are fully online and are part-time. Courses are aligned to industry certified pathways. Currently all courses operate on a continuous intake basis.
eCollege engaged the services of an external service provider to develop a quality assurance framework with corresponding indicators and a database tool in 2020. This contract has concluded and the framework, indicators, KPIs, database tool, and baseline reports are in place. The purpose of this RFT is to identify an organisation to utilise the tools developed to conduct monthly monitoring, site visits, and provide expertise in the quality assurance of online learning.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Understanding of SOLAS Requirements and Contract Management  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Approach and Methodology  /  Weighting:  250
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Expertise, resources, and organisational capacity  /  Weighting:  250
Price  -  Weighting:  300
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.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 020-048543

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: External Quality Assurance Monitoring of eCollege

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/05/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Competence Assurance Solutions Ltd (CAS)
3391431
40 Bowling Green Lane
London
Greater London
UK
Telephone: +44 7749043607
E-mail: chen.chen@cas-ukcn.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.cas-ukcn.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  480000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

SOLAS
Dublin 1
IE