Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/09/2023

External Reference: 2023-202002

TED Reference: 2023/S 185-578426

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Tourism Ireland CLG
N/A
4th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Dublin
D02 TD99
IE
Contact person: Procurement Officer
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Destination Marketing

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Graduate Development Programme for Tourism Ireland
Reference number:  HR/GRADPROG/2022
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Tourism Ireland wished to partner with a supplier and/or 3rd Level institution to design and deliver a leading Graduate Development Programme, combining on-the-job experiential learning and academic study leading to an accredited qualification for participating candidates.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80000000  -  Education and training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

Tourism Ireland wished to partner with a supplier and/or 3rd Level institution to design and deliver a leading Graduate Development Programme, combining on-the-job experiential learning and academic study leading to an accredited qualification for participating candidates.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Reaching Target Audience  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Education: Programme Design & Delivery  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Capacity to administer and disburse Graduate bursaries including Legal, Tax & Compliance Structures  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Programme Management Capability  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Evaluation & Measurement of the Programme  /  Weighting:  5%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  50%
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

Please note that these Services fall under the “Light Touch Regime” for Services under CPV Code 80000000-4 Education and training services to 80660000-8 as detailed in Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU

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: 2021/S 221-582937

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Graduate Development Programme for Tourism Ireland

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

NO CONTRACT AWARDED
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
The Four Courts
Dublin
IE