Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/02/2023
External Reference: 2023-214441
TED Reference: 2023/S 032-092944
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Teagasc
N/A
Headquarters
Carlow
Oak Park
IE
Contact person:
Louise Kenny
Telephone:
+353 59983107
E-mail:
louise.kenny@teagasc.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
www.teagasc.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1215
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Other activity:
Agricultural Advice Research and Training Services
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Single-Party Framework for the provision of Administration and Claims Support on Research Grants for Teagasc
Reference number:
C2656
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79412000
-
Financial management consultancy services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Teagasc are inviting submissions from companies / organisations with expertise and capability relating to providing Administration and Claims Support on Research Grants.
Full details are provided in the RFT Document
Full details are provided in the RFT Document
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1898480.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
-
Financial and insurance services
66150000
-
Financial markets administration services
75100000
-
Administration services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Teagasc are inviting submissions from companies / organisations with expertise and capability relating to providing Administration and Claims Support on Research Grants, as detailed below:
Financial management and reporting of grant funded research projects to ensure all claims are prepared and submitted according to funding agency deadlines, to maximise the drawdown against funding agency awards, to respond to funding agency queries on the submitted claims, to ensure claims are ultimately accepted and that queries / audit points / rejected expenses are kept to a minimum. In general, to support the project from inception to final report / audit as set out hereunder. Teagasc is outsourcing both the management and the carrying out of this task. The successful bidder will be required to liaise directly with the funding agencies, co-ordinating institutes and Teagasc Project Leaders.
Financial management and reporting of grant funded research projects to ensure all claims are prepared and submitted according to funding agency deadlines, to maximise the drawdown against funding agency awards, to respond to funding agency queries on the submitted claims, to ensure claims are ultimately accepted and that queries / audit points / rejected expenses are kept to a minimum. In general, to support the project from inception to final report / audit as set out hereunder. Teagasc is outsourcing both the management and the carrying out of this task. The successful bidder will be required to liaise directly with the funding agencies, co-ordinating institutes and Teagasc Project Leaders.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Level of Service proposed/ Administrative Systems
/
Weighting:
40
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Organisational Capacity
/
Weighting:
20
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
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: 2022/S 042-109289
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Single-Party Framework for the provision of Administration and Claims Support on Research Grants for Teagasc
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
27/08/2022
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Smith & Williamson
IE4611285L
Paramount Court, Corrig Road,
Dublin 18
Sandyford Business P
IE
Telephone:
+353 16142500
E-mail:
marc.lowry@smith.williamson.ie
Fax:
+353 16142501
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Internet address:
http://www.smith.williamson.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:
1898480.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court
Dublin 7
IE