Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/01/2023

External Reference: 2023-272544

TED Reference: 2023/S 011-027834

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 Education and Skills
IE4000067R
Marlborough Street
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Contact person: Noel Merrick
Telephone: +353 868549663
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
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

Architectural Services for Additional Accommodation at Rice College, Ennis, Co Clare
Reference number:  61910K
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71223000  -  Architectural services for building extensions
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Architectural Services for Additional Accommodation at Rice College, Ennis, Co Clare
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  393450.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71200000  -  Architectural and related services
71210000  -  Advisory architectural services
71220000  -  Architectural design services
71221000  -  Architectural services for buildings
71240000  -  Architectural, engineering and planning services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ennis, Co Clare
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Rice College is a voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of The Edmund Rice Schools Trust.
Your attention is drawn to the attached Project Brief and particularly the proposed Schedule of Accommodation and the ‘Factors to be taken into account by the Design Team’.
In summary, the project will comprise:
Section A:
 13 x General Classrooms 58.6 m2 each
 1 x Graphics Room 118.6m2
 2 x Home Economics Room 118.6m2 each
 1 x Textiles Room 88.6m2
 1 x Art Craft Room 118 m2
 1 x Construction Studies Room 149.0 m2
 1 x Technology/Eng Room 149.0 m2
 1 x Technology Prep Room 58.6 m2
 3 x Project Stores 16.4 m2 each
 3 x Science Labs 88.6m2 each
 2 x Preparation Area 38.5 m2 each


 1 x SET Room 15 m2
 Student & Staff Toilets 102.1 m2
 Locker Space 138.6 m2
 Giving a floor area including circulation and internal walls of 3084.4 m2
Section B:
 Four Classroom SEN Base 409.0 m2
 Giving a floor area including circulation and internal walls of 778.2 m2
 Giving Gross Floor area for Sections A and B incl. staircases & lift: 4,043 m2
Section C: Buildings for Demolition
Existing 2 Storey Building: 1,325 m2
Also External:
 Secure hard & soft play area 200 m2
 Sensory Garden 100 m2
 12 Parking spaces
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Criterion C  /  Weighting:  25%
Price  -  Weighting:  75%
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 School Authority invites you to tender for services in the above consultancy as detailed below

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 : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 238-627453

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Architectural Services for Additional Accommodation at Rice College, Ennis, Co Clare

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/03/2022
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

Cronin Architects
6752623L
Ballinderreen
Kilcolgan
Galway
IE
Telephone: +353 91776808
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  393450.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

All tenderers will be evaluated on the basis of the information submitted in response to this notice (All criteria have a minimum standard). The submission of the apparently successful tenderer will be validated prior to awarding the contract.
The contract will be awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender.
The scope of works requirements may be extended to include additional works of a similar nature at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. All additional scope of works are subject to the restrictions as set out in Article 72 of Directive 2014/24/EC (Regulation 72, SI 284 of 2016).
It is a condition precedent to the award of the Contract that the successful Tenderer will provide a current tax clearance certificate or in the case of a non-resident Tenderer a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland.
The Funding Agency, the Department of Education & Skills, is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Acts, 1997, 2003 and 2014. If a tenderer considers that any of the information supplied in response to this notice is either commercially sensitive or confidential, this should be highlighted and reasons for its sensitivity given. The relevant material will, in response to a request under the Act, be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Department of Education
Portlaoise Road
Tullamore
IE