Request for Tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services related to the Receipt and Investigation of Protected Disclosures

The Office of Government Procurement

The Office of Government Procurement is procuring for the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services related to the Receipt and Investigation of Protected Disclosures.
Within this context, the OGP seeks to establish a competitive framework(s) with service provider(s) that are in a position to provide a range of third party investigative and recipient protected disclosures services to public bodies seeking to meet their obligations under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-01-12. The procurement was published on 2017-12-06.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2017-12-06 Contract notice
2018-05-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-12-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Investigation services
Reference number: EMS020F
Short description:
“The Office of Government Procurement is procuring for the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services related to the...”    Show more
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: Investigation services 📦
Additional CPV: Legal advisory services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
Mixed

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 1. D01 PF72.
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 761008000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=122100&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=122100&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-12-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-01-12 📅
Publication date: 2017-12-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 236-490329
OJ-S issue: 236

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of Government Procurement is procuring for the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Services related to the...”    Show more

“Within this context, the OGP seeks to establish a competitive framework(s) with service provider(s) that are in a position to provide a range of third party...”    Show more
Estimated total value: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Full investigative services into an alleged wrong-doing purported to be disclosed under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 including the review of such investigations.
Lot number: 1
Short description:
“Full investigative services into an alleged wrong-doing purported to be disclosed under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 including the review of such...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
“This contract is subject to a maximum of 3 x 12 month extensions.”
Title of the lot: Full investigative services of allegations of penalisation or adverse treatment as a result of having made a disclosure of a wrongdoing purported to be made pursuant to the Protected Disclosures Act.
Lot number: 2
Short description:
“Full investigative services of allegations of penalisation or adverse treatment as a result of having made a disclosure of a wrongdoing purported to be made...”    Show more
Title of the lot: A third party confidential recipient service pursuant to section 6(2) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.
Lot number: 3
Short description:
“A third party confidential recipient service pursuant to section 6(2) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.”
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Please refer to tender documents for further information RFT# 127295.”
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to tender documents for further information RFT# 127295.”

Procedure
Number of participants to be contemplated: 30
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2018-01-12 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1.1 Tenderer’s Approach to Full Investigative Services of an alleged wrong-doing purported to be disclosed under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): 1.2 Tenderer’s Approach to Knowledge Management and Application of Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): 2.1 Technical and Professional Resources Proposal
2.2 Customer Account and Case Management Proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Cost criterion: Total Cost - Investigations
Cost weighting: 300
Cost criterion: Total Cost - Review of Investigations
Cost weighting: 50
Quality criterion (name): 1.1 Tenderer’s Approach to Full Investigative Services
2.1 Technical and Professional Resources Proposal
Cost criterion: Total Cost
Cost weighting: 350

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Support@ogp.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=122100&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
“31/12/2021”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Irleand
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Information about review deadlines:
“Please consult with your own legal advisors.”
Source: OJS 2017/S 236-490329 (2017-12-06)
Contract award notice (2018-05-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of Government Procurement is procuring for the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services related to the...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Dublin D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin 1

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-05-04 📅
Publication date: 2018-05-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 088-197984
Refers to notice: 2017/S 236-490329
OJ-S issue: 88
Additional information

“RFT 127295 - EMS020F — Request for tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services related to the receipt and...”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of Government Procurement is procuring for the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services related to the...”    Show more

“Within this context, the OGP seeks to establish a competitive framework(s) with service provider(s) that are in a position to provide a range of third party...”    Show more
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“Full investigative services into an alleged wrong-doing purported to be disclosed under the protected disclosures Act 2014 including the review of such...”    Show more
Additional information:
“RFT 127295 - EMS020F — Request for tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of services related to the receipt and...”    Show more
Title of the lot: Full investigative services of allegations of penalisation or adverse treatment as a result of having made a disclosure of a wrongdoing purported to be made pursuant to the Protected Disclosures Act
Short description:
“Full investigative services of allegations of penalisation or adverse treatment as a result of having made a disclosure of a wrongdoing purported to be made...”    Show more
Title of the lot: A third party confidential recipient service pursuant to section 6(2) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1.1 Tenderer’s approach to full investigative services of an alleged wrong-doing purported to be disclosed under the protected disclosures Act 2014.
1.2 Tenderer’s approach to knowledge management and application of expertise
2.1 Technical and professional resources proposal
2.2 Customer account and case management proposal
Cost criterion: Total cost — investigations
Total cost — review of investigations
Quality criterion (name): 1.1 Tenderer’s approach to full investigative services
2.1 Technical and professional resources proposal
2.2 Customer account and case management proposal
Cost criterion: Total cost - investigations
Total cost - review of Investigations
Quality criterion (name): 1.1 Tenderer’s approach to the provision of a third party confidential recipient service pursuant to section 6(2) of the protected disclosures Act 2014
Cost criterion: Total cost

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-04-11 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Source: OJS 2018/S 088-197984 (2018-05-04)