Market, support and administer online third level educational programmes

University College Dublin (UCD)

There is significant opportunity for University College Dublin (UCD) to deliver a high quality electronically facilitated education experience both nationally and internationally, given its excellent academic and research reputation and capabilities. There is potential for UCD to widen participation in Higher Education through offering of undergraduate and graduate certificates, diplomas and degree qualifications to participants who would otherwise not be able to travel to campus on a regular basis.
UCD is seeking Expressions of Interest from companies who would be interested in a partnership approach to the development of a successful high quality set of online programmes. UCD is particularly interested in considering submissions from companies who have a track record in following areas:
1. Market Research and Promotion of Education Programmes;
2. Design and Development and support of Online Course Content;
3. Development, Implementation and Support of Registration Platform for Online Delivery;
4. Development, Implementation and Support of Online Content Delivery Platform.
Proposals must consider how best the registration and content delivery platform integrates with the current UCD suite of systems in this area. It is particularly important that a partner would have the flexibility to scale-up or down to support and meet our demands at short notice.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=457292.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-08-02. The procurement was published on 2012-07-02.

Who?

• University College Dublin (UCD)

What?

Where?

• Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-07-02	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-07-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: educational software development services
Quantity or scope:

Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Educational software development services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive dialogue
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: University College Dublin (UCD)
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office, Roebuck Offices, Belfield
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucd.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 17164990 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-08-02 📅
Publication date: 2012-07-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 127-210776
OJ-S issue: 127
Additional information

1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (This applies to Irish and foreign bidders). 2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavors to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request. 3. The University shall not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal. 4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations. 5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible. 6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie (ET Ref:457292).

Additional information

1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (This applies to Irish and foreign bidders).

2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavors to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request.

3. The University shall not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal.

4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations.

5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible.

6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie

(ET Ref:457292).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

UCD is seeking Expressions of Interest from companies who would be interested in a partnership approach to the development of a successful high quality set of online programmes. UCD is particularly interested in considering submissions from companies who have a track record in following areas:

1. Market Research and Promotion of Education Programmes;

2. Design and Development and support of Online Course Content;

3. Development, Implementation and Support of Registration Platform for Online Delivery;

4. Development, Implementation and Support of Online Content Delivery Platform.

Proposals must consider how best the registration and content delivery platform integrates with the current UCD suite of systems in this area. It is particularly important that a partner would have the flexibility to scale-up or down to support and meet our demands at short notice.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=457292.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Reference number: UCDOPP453
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Please see Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

Please see Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Technical and professional ability:

Please see Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Please see Pre-qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

If there is a grouping it should, prior to contract award, be in such a legal form as to contract as a single entity.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-08-20 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement & Contracts
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01796 🌏
Name: University College Dublin (UCD)
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office
Contact point: www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for further information: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UCDOPP453
Additional information

1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (This applies to Irish and foreign bidders).

2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavors to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request.

3. The University shall not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal.

4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations.

5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible.

6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie

(ET Ref:457292).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your solicitor
Source: OJS 2012/S 127-210776 (2012-07-02)

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