Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/02/2020

Expire date: 11/03/2020

External Reference: 2020-277856

TED Reference: 2020/S 028-064657

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
N/A
80 St Stephen's Green
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 14082000
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.dfa.ie

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162081&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
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

Consultancy Services for Formative Evaluation PGII HPP
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Services comprises of conducting a formative evaluation of Irish Aid’s Programme Grant II (PGII) and Humanitarian Programme Plan (HPP) so as to
provide the Department’s management with an independent, evidence-based assessment of funding to Civil Society Organisations for humanitarian, development, and development education and assess whether the funding mechanisms are fit for purpose to deliver on the policy commitments in Ireland’s 2019 Policy for International Development “A Better World” and assess the operation of the current PGII and HPP programmes, in order to inform the design of the next round the funding mechanisms, including to analyse the extent to which the programmes should be combined.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 200000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38900000  -  Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
73430000  -  Test and evaluation
75210000  -  Foreign affairs and other services
75211000  -  Foreign-affairs services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Services comprises of conducting a formative evaluation of Irish Aid’s Programme Grant II (PGII) and Humanitarian Programme Plan (HPP) so as to
provide the Department’s management with an independent, evidence-based assessment of funding to Civil Society Organisations for humanitarian, development, and development education and assess whether the funding mechanisms are fit for purpose to deliver on the policy commitments in Ireland’s 2019 Policy for International Development “A Better World” and assess the operation of the current PGII and HPP programmes, in order to inform the design of the next round the funding mechanisms, including to analyse the extent to which the programmes should be combined.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 200000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  06/03/2020
Local time:  17:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  06/03/2020
Local time:  17:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE