Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Financial and Risk Appraisal of Applicant Providers

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

Arising from this tender competition QQI will establish a framework agreement for the provision of financial and risk assessment of applicant providers who seek access to QQI for the approval of their QA procedures prior to validating programmes leading to QQI awards or applying to use the IEM.
Currently QQI in its application process, requires applicant providers to provide details including:
— Ownership, shareholders and key executives;
— Financial records;
— Tax compliance, including tax clearance certificate;
— Statutory declaration of compliance with national legislation.
The framework will involve the award of an initial contract and additional contracts over the 4 year life of the framework.
In order to identify possible improvements to the assessment process and scale of issues which may arise over the life of this framework, QQI will award an initial contract for support from a professional specialist firm to work with QQI to:
(i) Review its current process for financial and risk assessment of applicant providers (please see information on the process available on www.qqi.ie website using the links listed at 4.1 above);
(ii) Identify areas for enhancement of the assessment process to minimise the risks of engaging with new providers and streamline the process;
(iii) Advise QQI on market trends specific to the education and training sector in terms of legal structure of Applicant Providers particularly involving international participants and ensure that appropriate checks or mechanisms can be put in place in order to provide reasonable assurance that the financial and legal status of such applicants is sound.
QQI envisage that this piece of work should involve no more than 10-12 days.
In relation to the possible 20 % of applicants that we envisage may need further financial and risk appraisal his support will be awarded on the basis of a mini-tender process for annual appointment and allocation of work via the cascade method.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-05-18. The procurement was published on 2015-04-21.

Suppliers

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

• LHM Casey McGrath

Who?

• Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

What?

Where?

• Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-04-21	Contract notice
2015-12-02	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-04-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Financial consultancy services
Quantity or scope:

An initial contract relating to an analysis and review project of 10-12 days with possible support on financial and risk appraisal of 20 % of the Applicant Providers.100 000250 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: Financial consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
Postal address: 26-27 Denzille Lane
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: utuite@qqi.ie 📧
Phone: +353 19058100 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-04-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-05-18 📅
Publication date: 2015-04-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 080-141587
Refers to notice: 2015/S 30-050624
OJ-S issue: 80

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 💰
250 000 💰
Frequency of contracts to be awarded:

An initial contract, with the possibility of annual/biannual appointment thereafter.

Short description:

Currently QQI in its application process, requires applicant providers to provide details including:

— Ownership, shareholders and key executives;

— Financial records;

— Tax compliance, including tax clearance certificate;

— Statutory declaration of compliance with national legislation.

The framework will involve the award of an initial contract and additional contracts over the 4 year life of the framework.

In order to identify possible improvements to the assessment process and scale of issues which may arise over the life of this framework, QQI will award an initial contract for support from a professional specialist firm to work with QQI to:

(i) Review its current process for financial and risk assessment of applicant providers (please see information on the process available on www.qqi.ie website using the links listed at 4.1 above);

(ii) Identify areas for enhancement of the assessment process to minimise the risks of engaging with new providers and streamline the process;

(iii) Advise QQI on market trends specific to the education and training sector in terms of legal structure of Applicant Providers particularly involving international participants and ensure that appropriate checks or mechanisms can be put in place in order to provide reasonable assurance that the financial and legal status of such applicants is sound.

QQI envisage that this piece of work should involve no more than 10-12 days.

In relation to the possible 20 % of applicants that we envisage may need further financial and risk appraisal his support will be awarded on the basis of a mini-tender process for annual appointment and allocation of work via the cascade method.

Quantity or scope:

An initial contract relating to an analysis and review project of 10-12 days with possible support on financial and risk appraisal of 20 % of the Applicant Providers.

Duration: 048 months
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: