ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/01/2023

External Reference: 2023-230245

TED Reference: 2023/S 021-060206

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM)
3793434QH
Moylish Park
Limerick
Limerick
IE
Contact person: Jacintha Burns
Telephone: +353 61293248
E-mail: Jacintha.Burns@lit.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://tus.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/200861

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

Award of Contract re the Provision of a Representative Office in Africa for Technological University of the Shannon
Reference number:  1544/2022
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79342200  -  Promotional services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Award of Contract re the Provision of a Representative Office in Africa for Technological University of the Shannon.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  197500.00  EUR / Highest offer:  240000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  NG -  Nigeria
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Africa
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The establishment of a Representative Office in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria) with two dedicated staff members, to support the promotion of TUS programmes to undergraduate and postgraduate students, agents, high schools and universities in Africa.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach and Methodology to Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Service Management  /  Weighting:  30
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period is for 12 months with the option to extend by a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of three such extension/s.
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

All information relating to tenders is published on
www.etenders.gov.ie

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: 2022/S 209-596662
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of a Representative Office in Africa for Technological University of the Shannon

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

23/01/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  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

AfaraEd Ltd
407521813
62 Newton Crescent
Dunblane
FK15 0DZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1786824320
E-mail: stuartrennie@afaraed.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.afaraEd.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  240000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886699
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie