Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/09/2022

Expire date: 26/10/2022

External Reference: 2022-250881

TED Reference: 2022/S 180-509786

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Central Bank of Ireland
N/A
PO Box 559
Dublin 1
New Wapping Street,
IE
Contact person: Anthony Flood
Telephone: +353 012246052
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
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=223246&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

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Employee engagement and listening services
Reference number:  2022P039
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79311000  -  Survey services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Central Bank is seeking to partner with a suitably qualified provider for the provision of employee engagement and listening services (including a survey mechanism) to support our organisational Engagement and Listening Strategy. The services will support the Central Bank to maximize every opportunity to motivate, value and retain our people through listening, acting and delivering an ever more meaningful, fulfilling and digitally-enabled workplace, and assist the Central Bank in developing more sophistication and effectiveness in how we listen and act on the voice of our people.
The provider will have the associated assessment and benchmarking capability in the area of employee engagement/experience to ensure the Central Bank can best analyse, interpret and translate the survey results/indicators into our People Plans, as well as supporting central actions plans to ensure organisational effectiveness.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 300000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79311100  -  Survey design services
79311200  -  Survey conduction services
79414000  -  Human resources management consultancy services
79990000  -  Miscellaneous business-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The Central Bank is seeking to partner with a suitably qualified provider for the provision of employee engagement and listening services (including a survey mechanism) to support our organisational Engagement and Listening Strategy. The services will support the Central Bank to maximize every opportunity to motivate, value and retain our people through listening, acting and delivering an ever more meaningful, fulfilling and digitally-enabled workplace, and assist the Central Bank in developing more sophistication and effectiveness in how we listen and act on the voice of our people.
The provider will have the associated assessment and benchmarking capability in the area of employee engagement/experience to ensure the Central Bank can best analyse, interpret and translate the survey results/indicators into our People Plans, as well as supporting central actions plans to ensure organisational effectiveness.
See ITT attached to this eTenders notice for full details of the requirements - RFT ID 222688.
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: 300000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The duration of the Framework Agreement is intended to be for a period of one year, although the Central Bank has the right to terminate it earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the duration of the Framework Agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of three years, so that the Framework Agreement may ultimately have a maximum total duration of four years.
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

See ITT attached to this eTenders notice for full details of the requirements - RFT ID 222688.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

See ITT attached to this eTenders notice for full details of the requirements - RFT ID 222688.

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
Framework agreement with a single operator
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  17/10/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  17/10/2022
Local time:  12:00
Place:  
Dublin

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.3)

Additional information

See ITT attached to this eTenders notice for full details of the requirements - RFT ID 222688.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
8
IE
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
As set out at section 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities’ Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations SI 130/2010, as amended