BCDS – 2013 – 2 year multi-party framework for business case development services

Dundalk Institute of Technology

The VITAL Partnership comprising Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin City University and Queens University, Belfast seeks expressions of interest from competent firms to participate in a multi-party framework agreement (4 firms) for the provision of Business Case Development Services for its VITAL Project. The European Union's INTERREG IVA cross border programme, managed by the
Special EU Programmes Body with match financial assistance from the accountable departments in Ireland and Northern Ireland, are funding a cross border project called the VITAL Project. VITAL seeks to promote venture development through the matching of validated knowledge based ideas and technologies with experienced/seasoned entrepreneurs and SMEs (small-medium sized enterprises) and fast tracking the route to market. The regions involved are the six southern border counties of Ireland to include Counties Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal and Northern Ireland.
The qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-09-16. The procurement was published on 2013-08-15.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Foireann BDS Ltd. (T/A Team BDS)
• Ross Boyd Limited

Who?

• Dundalk Institute of Technology

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-08-15	Contract notice
2014-04-11	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2013-08-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business development consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

Approximately 160 ideas will require business case development services.300 000350 000

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: Business development consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Accelerated restricted procedure
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: Dundalk Institute of Technology
Postal address: Dublin Road, Co. Louth
Postal town: Dundalk
Contact
E-mail: info@achilles.com 📧
Phone: +353 14020114 📞
Fax: +353 14020110 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-08-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-09-16 📅
Publication date: 2013-08-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 160-279791
OJ-S issue: 160
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners when requested. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition. 10) It is anticpated that at least the top scoring 8 firms ranked and scored following evaluation of responses to the qualification questionnaire will be invited to tender. To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=69166&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

10) It is anticpated that at least the top scoring 8 firms ranked and scored following evaluation of responses to the qualification questionnaire will be invited to tender.

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=69166&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 💰
350 000 💰
Short description:

Special EU Programmes Body with match financial assistance from the accountable departments in Ireland and Northern Ireland, are funding a cross border project called the VITAL Project. VITAL seeks to promote venture development through the matching of validated knowledge based ideas and technologies with experienced/seasoned entrepreneurs and SMEs (small-medium sized enterprises) and fast tracking the route to market. The regions involved are the six southern border counties of Ireland to include Counties Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal and Northern Ireland.

The qualification questionnaire is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope: Approximately 160 ideas will require business case development services.
Description of options:

While the project is for 2 years, should further funding emerge the contracting authority reserves the right to exend the life of the framework agreement for a further period of 1 year.

Number of possible renewals: 1
Duration: 24 months
Reference number: BCDS - 2013.
Name of EU-financed project or programme:

The European Unions INTERREG IVA cross border programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Throughout the island of Ireland.

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

Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie. RFT ID 77875 refers.

Economic and financial standing:

Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie. RFT ID 77875 refers.

Technical and professional ability:

Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie. RFT ID 77875 refers.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: If applicable will be detailed at tender stage.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be detailed in the tender documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 4
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 2
Justification of the accelerated procedure:

Requirement to establish framework for immediate drawdown given definitive period of Interreg funding.

Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Jeanne Copeland

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: BCDS - 2013.
Additional information

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

10) It is anticpated that at least the top scoring 8 firms ranked and scored following evaluation of responses to the qualification questionnaire will be invited to tender.

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=69166&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2013/S 160-279791 (2013-08-15)

Contract award notice (2014-04-11)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-04-11 📅
Publication date: 2014-04-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 075-130385
Refers to notice: 2013/S 160-279791
OJ-S issue: 75
Additional information

As specified in the contract documents, the fee rates for the delivery of any of the services required under the framework agreement will be fixed as follows for the duration of the framework: Delivery of Services - half day EUR 375 or GBP 315. Delivery of Services - full day EUR 750 or GBP 630.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Demonstrated understanding of the fundamental aims of the Business Case Development Service (30)
2. Methodology for the Delivery of the Service (50)
3. Reliability and Continuity of Supply (5)
4. Value Added Services (15)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-01-24 📅
Name: Foireann BDS Ltd. (T/A Team BDS)
Postal address: Office 5, First Floor, Riveroaks, Claregalway
Postal town: Galway
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-01-27 📅
Name: Ross Boyd Limited
Postal address: Linden House, Beechill Business Park, 96 Beechill Road
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Four Courts, Inn Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2014/S 075-130385 (2014-04-11)

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