Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for Programme management services for the HBAN Programme

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland (together, โ€˜the Contracting Authorityโ€™) are seeking tenders for the provision of programme management services for the HBAN Programme. For the purposes of procurement of this framework agreement, Enterprise Ireland is acting as the lead agency in that it is issuing the Invitation to Tender on its own behalf but the contracting parties will be each of Inter-Trade Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland. HBAN or the Halo Business Angel Network is an all-island umbrella group responsible for the development of business angel syndicates on the island of Ireland. HBAN is actively working to increase the number of angel investors who are interested in investing in early stage companies and supporting the early stage entrepreneurial community. The framework agreement will be established on foot of an intial contract for programme management services as further described in section 5 of the Invitation to Tender Document.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-08-03. The procurement was published on 2018-07-04.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-07-04 Contract notice
2019-04-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-07-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Project-management services other than for construction work
Reference number: 2018/25
Short description:
Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland (together, โ€˜the Contracting Authorityโ€™) are seeking tenders for the provision of programme management services for the HBAN Programme. For the purposes of procurement of this framework agreement, Enterprise Ireland is acting as the lead agency in that it is issuing the Invitation to Tender on its own behalf but the contracting parties will be each of Inter-Trade Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland. HBAN or the Halo Business Angel Network is an all-island umbrella group responsible for the development of business angel syndicates on the island of Ireland. HBAN is actively working to increase the number of angel investors who are interested in investing in early stage companies and supporting the early stage entrepreneurial community. The framework agreement will be established on foot of an intial contract for programme management services as further described in section 5 of the Invitation to Tender Document.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Project-management services other than for construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Enterprise Ireland
Postal address: The Plaza
Postal code: East Point Business
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: irene.sadleir@enterprise-ireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17272998 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=131680&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=131680&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-07-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-08-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 128-292104
OJ-S issue: 128
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 4 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of options:
The framework agreement will for one [1] year with the option to extend on an annual basis for a further two [2] years to a maximum of three [3] years subject to satisfactory performance, business needs, budgetary constraints and relevant agency approvals.
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Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this competition.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to the Invitiation to tender document available to dowload from www.etenders.gov.ie only under RFT ID 136 399
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to the Invitiation to tender document available to dowload from www.etenders.gov.ie only under RFT ID 136 399
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please refer to the Invitiation to tender document available to dowload from www.etenders.gov.ie only under RFT ID 136 399
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to the Invitiation to tender document available to dowload from www.etenders.gov.ie only under RFT ID 136 399
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
Please refer to the Invitiation to tender document available to dowload from www.etenders.gov.ie only under RFT ID 136 399

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2018-08-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: InterTradeIreland
Postal address: The Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street
Postal town: Newry, Co Down
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Awarding authority name: Invest Northern Ireland
Postal address: Bedford Square, Bedford Street
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT2 7ES
Contact
Contact point: Irene Sadleir
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434 ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: grainne.lennon@intertradeireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.intertradeireland.com/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: annesley.harrison@investni.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: https://www.investni.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=131680&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
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;
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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 tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of this contract that tenderers are tax compliant and will furnish the relevant information to The Contracting Authority when requested to verify their tax complaince;
6) If for any reason, it is not possible to establish the framework following the conclusion of this competitive process, The Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit to the framework the next highest scoring tenderer;
7) At its absolute discretion, The Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended;
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9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, The Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2018/S 128-292104 (2018-07-04)
Contract award notice (2019-04-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland (together, โ€œthe Contracting Authorityโ€) are seeking tenders for the provision of programme management services for the HBAN Programme. For the purposes of procurement of this Framework Agreement, Enterprise Ireland is acting as the lead agency in that it is issuing the invitation to tender on its own behalf but the contracting parties will be each of InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland. HBAN or the Halo Business Angel Network is an all-island umbrella group responsible for the development of business angel syndicates on the island of Ireland. HBAN is actively working to increase the number of angel investors who are interested in investing in early stage companies and supporting the early stage entrepreneurial community. The Framework Agreement will be established on foot of an initial contract for programme management services as further described in Section 5 of the invitation to tender document.
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Total value of the procurement: 4 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-04-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-04-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 077-183786
Refers to notice: 2018/S 128-292104
OJ-S issue: 77

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will for one [1] year with the option to extend on an annual basis for a further two [2] years to a maximum of three [3] years subject to satisfactory performance, business needs, budgetary constraints and relevant agency approvals.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service addressing the scope of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of team proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Project plan and service level agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-10-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Dublin Business Innovation Centre
National registration number: 481265M
Postal address: 1st Floor, The Tower, Trinity Enterprise Centre
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16713111 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: grainnetallon@dublinbic.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.dublinbic.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 4 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Newry, Co. Down

Reference
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;
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5) It will be a condition of this contract that tenderers are tax compliant and will furnish the relevant information to the Contracting Authority when requested to verify their tax compliance;
6) If for any reason, it is not possible to establish the framework following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit to the framework the next highest scoring tenderer;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 077-183786 (2019-04-15)