Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/08/2020
External Reference: 2020-206967
TED Reference: 2020/S 160-390573
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
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Government Buildings, Farnham Street
Cavan
H12 D459
IE
Contact person:
Annamarie McNally
Telephone:
+353 494352038
Internet address(es):
Main address:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307
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
A service for the development and delivery of a Programme for Nascent Rural Female Entrepreneurial Development
Reference number:
RFT 169260
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79411100
-
Business development consultancy services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision, to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs. The service will be co-financed from the Rural Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Department is seeking ONE (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
The Department is seeking ONE (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
-
Research and development services and related consultancy services
73220000
-
Development consultancy services
73300000
-
Design and execution of research and development
77000000
-
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
79400000
-
Business and management consultancy and related services
79632000
-
Personnel-training services
79900000
-
Miscellaneous business and business-related services
80000000
-
Education and training services
80500000
-
Training services
80510000
-
Specialist training services
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision, to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of rural nascent female entrepreneurs. The service will be co-financed from the Rural Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Department is seeking ONE (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
National and EU research highlights that there are differing rates of entrepreneurship between males and females in almost all European countries. Although more men are early stage entrepreneurs than women, the ratio in Ireland continues to narrow as more women become entrepreneurs (1.6:1). Ireland is now ranked 6th across Europe in this regard.
To continue to improve these gender statistics and to encourage a stronger level of enterprise development in rural areas, it is intended to provide funding from the overall Rural Innovation and Development Fund to develop, an enterprise development programme targeted at nascent female entrepreneurs living in rural areas.
To be effective, this programme will require a tailored, focussed approach which takes into account the specific challenges which face female entrepreneurs generally as well as the barriers which can limit entrepreneurial activity in rural areas.
The Department is seeking ONE (1) single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity.
National and EU research highlights that there are differing rates of entrepreneurship between males and females in almost all European countries. Although more men are early stage entrepreneurs than women, the ratio in Ireland continues to narrow as more women become entrepreneurs (1.6:1). Ireland is now ranked 6th across Europe in this regard.
To continue to improve these gender statistics and to encourage a stronger level of enterprise development in rural areas, it is intended to provide funding from the overall Rural Innovation and Development Fund to develop, an enterprise development programme targeted at nascent female entrepreneurs living in rural areas.
To be effective, this programme will require a tailored, focussed approach which takes into account the specific challenges which face female entrepreneurs generally as well as the barriers which can limit entrepreneurial activity in rural areas.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
(a) Quality and Technical Merit of Programme
/
Weighting:
125
Quality criterion
-
Name:
(b) Quality of proposed team including Roles, Management Structure and Resources applied
/
Weighting:
125
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality of arrangements for selection, approval and management of potential participants
/
Weighting:
100
Quality criterion
-
Name:
(d) Quality of arrangements for evaluation of the programme and for management of the relationship with the Contracting Authority
/
Weighting:
50
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Cost
/
Weighting:
100
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:
yes
Identification of the project:
CEDRA Rural Innovation and Development Fund
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: 2020/S 091-217251
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: A service for the development and delivery of a Programme for Nascent Rural Female Entrepreneurial Development
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
21/07/2020
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Fitzsimons Consulting
6 James Terrace
Malahide
Co Dubllin
IE
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
800000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
800000.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE