Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Health Service Executive (HSE)

N/A

Head Office

Naas

Millennium Park

Contact person: Peter Mc Gowan

E-mail: peter.mcgowan@hse.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.hse.ie

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

The delivery of the SKILL Programme (Securing Knowledge Intra Lifelong Learning): Education, Training and Development for Support Staff in the Irish Health Service.

Reference number: 17950

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000 - Education and training services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 910000.00 EUR

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79632000 - Personnel-training services

79633000 - Staff development services

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80522000 - Training seminars

80530000 - Vocational training services

80531100 - Industrial training services

80532000 - Management training services

80550000 - Safety training services

80561000 - Health training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

80590000 - Tutorial services

92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Main site or place of performance:

Ireland

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Health Service Executive’s requirement for delivery of the SKILL (Securing Knowledge Intro Lifelong Learning) Programme exists within the context of the need to design and deliver a Programme to • Enable support staff to update and extend their knowledge, skills and experience in order to make them more effective and efficient in the jobs they perform and consequently improving services to patients/clients. • Develop areas of expertise to progress the “skill mix” requirements and the People Strategy of the Health Services and to optimize the resources available within the Health Services having regard to workforce and succession planning issues. • Where appropriate to enable support staff to develop new skills and knowledge to fulfil higher level duties. • Provide support staff with an opportunity to return to learning and acquire a QQI accredited qualification that ensures they have the necessary competencies required for their role meeting all the quality standards required for effective patient/client care. • Guide support staff in their personal development and career planning and through providing a professional qualification which ensures greater mobility and flexibility to enhance their career opportunities. All the modules developed by the SKILL Programme in conjunction with subject matter experts have been rigorously and independently evaluated to validate their relevance and appropriateness to the competency frameworks and the Health Service context. Module development is integral to the SKILL initiative. Information on the HSE SKILL Programme is available on the HSE website.

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the Tenderer’s proposal having regard to Technical Merit / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

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

II.2.14)

Additional information

The Contracting Authority anticipates that this Contract will be award for an initial period of 48 months with the option of 2 x 18 months extensions (Total contract duration including extensions total 84 months). Please note after the first year there will be a review of the contract and a review will take place every 18 months thereafter.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure

Accelerated procedure

Justification:

The existing contract is due to expire in May 2022.

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 093-255527

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: The delivery of the SKILL Programme (Securing Knowledge Intra Lifelong Learning): Education, Training and Development for Support Staff in the Irish Health Service.

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/10/2022

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Irish Times Training

The Irish Times Building 24-28 Tara Street

Dublin

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: 910000.00 EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court

The High Court, The Four Courts, Dublin 7, Republic of Ireland

Dublin

E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

Internet address: www.courts.ie

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