ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/11/2022

External Reference: 2022-264559

TED Reference: 2022/S 234-674214

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 Foreign Affairs
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person: OGP Support
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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.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

Procurement Consultancy Services for Department of Foreign Affairs
Reference number:  PROJ000007231 - PAS120F
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79418000  -  Procurement consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Department of Foreign Affairs (“the Client” or “Contracting Authority”) seeks Tenders for the Provision Procurement Consultancy Services. The detailed specifications of requirements are outlined in Part C of this Stage 2 Request for Tender Mini Competition (RFT).
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  363000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79400000  -  Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000  -  Business and management consultancy services
79411000  -  General management consultancy services
79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
80000000  -  Education and training services
80500000  -  Training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Department of Foreign Affairs (“the Client” or “Contracting Authority”) seeks Tenders for the Provision Procurement Consultancy Services. The detailed specifications of requirements are outlined in Part C of this Stage 2 Request for Tender Mini Competition (RFT).
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Approach and Service Delivery Methodology  /  Weighting:  400
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the Proposed Resources  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract Management  /  Weighting:  100
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price  /  Weighting:  300
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Any contract that may result from this competition will run for 24 months. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a further 12-month period with a maximum of 2 such extensions with the same terms and conditions, subject to the DPS Client’s obligations at law.
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

Please refer to the Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #218964).

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

A dynamic purchasing system was set up
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: 2022/S 017-041241

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT for Procurement Services for DFA Category 4

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/11/2022
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

EPS Consulting
N/A
5 Islington Avenue
Dublin
Sandycove
IE
Telephone: +353 0872412001
E-mail: pbrennan@epsconsult.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.epsconsult.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  363000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please refer to the Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #218964).
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.