Returning Emigrants Entrepreneur Programme

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

The development and implementation of a pilot tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland in order to foster and support entrepreneurial activity amongst that specific group.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-10-31. The procurement was published on 2018-09-26.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-09-26 Contract notice
2019-02-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-09-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name:
“Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála”
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: DO2 DX45
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: John Histon
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=135810&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=135810&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Returning Emigrants Entrepreneur Programme
Products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services 📦
Short description:
“The development and implementation of a pilot tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned,...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 375 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Business analysis consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: General management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Business development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Evaluation consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Economic research services 📦
Additional products/services: Social research services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The development and implementation of a pilot tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned,...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 375 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: One renewal of 12 months subject to performance and departmental requirements.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-10-31 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 24
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2018-10-31 17:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Dublin

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: DO2 VY53
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult you legal advisor
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The Registrar
Postal address:
“Central Office of the High Court, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay, Four Courts”
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: DO2 VY53
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Source: OJS 2018/S 188-424935 (2018-09-26)
Contract award notice (2019-02-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 375 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 188-424935

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Returning Emigrants Entrepreneur Programme
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-02-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Back to Business
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 6 St. James's Terrace
Postal town: Co Dublin
Postal code: Malahide
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 0872774385 📞
E-mail: paula@fitzsimons-consulting.com 📧
Fax: +353 18450770 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.fitzsimons-consulting.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 375 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 375 000 💰

Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult you legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2019/S 030-067708 (2019-02-07)