Contract for the Provision of Supports for Early Stage Digital Enterprises in Ireland

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

The contracting authority’s primary strategic objective of this competition is to promote the creation of world class digital sector companies by procuring the services of a preferred tenderer to provide support to the Irish start-up ecosystem with education, mentorship and investment in early ventures and entrepreneurs with high impact and growth potential who operate in the Digital Sector in Ireland (‘Start-ups’).
From a national perspective, the contractor should be focused on creating high-value jobs in the digital sector, promoting digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship through the delivery of the services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-24. The procurement was published on 2019-12-05.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-12-05 Contract notice
2020-12-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-12-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Corporate finance and venture capital services
Reference number: RFT 161440
Short description:
The contracting authority’s primary strategic objective of this competition is to promote the creation of world class digital sector companies by procuring the services of a preferred tenderer to provide support to the Irish start-up ecosystem with education, mentorship and investment in early ventures and entrepreneurs with high impact and growth potential who operate in the Digital Sector in Ireland (‘Start-ups’). From a national perspective, the contractor should be focused on creating high-value jobs in the digital sector, promoting digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship through the delivery of the services.
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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: Corporate finance and venture capital services 📦
Additional CPV: Banking and investment services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal code: D02 X285
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dccae.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: andrea.lowney@dccae.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16782147 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=158295&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=158295&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-12-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-01-24 📅
Publication date: 2019-12-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 238-584069
Refers to notice: 2019/S 185-450495
OJ-S issue: 238
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161440.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting authority’s primary strategic objective of this competition is to promote the creation of world class digital sector companies by procuring the services of a preferred tenderer to provide support to the Irish start-up ecosystem with education, mentorship and investment in early ventures and entrepreneurs with high impact and growth potential who operate in the Digital Sector in Ireland (‘Start-ups’).
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From a national perspective, the contractor should be focused on creating high-value jobs in the digital sector, promoting digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship through the delivery of the services.
Estimated total value: 10 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
Description of options:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of the contract for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161440.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161440.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: At least 3 candidates to be invited.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Andrea Lowney
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/326 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=158295&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
This is the sole call for competition for this contract.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:
The contract is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.
Source: OJS 2019/S 238-584069 (2019-12-05)
Contract award notice (2020-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting authority’s primary strategic objective of this competition is to promote the creation of world class digital sector companies by procuring the services of a preferred tenderer to provide support to the Irish start-up ecosystem with education, mentorship and investment in early ventures and entrepreneurs with high impact and growth potential who operate in the digital sector in Ireland (‘Start-ups’). From a national perspective, the Contractor should be focused on creating high-value jobs in the digital sector, promoting digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship through the delivery of the services.
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Total value of the procurement: 10 500 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-12-23 📅
Publication date: 2020-12-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 252-637272
Refers to notice: 2019/S 238-584069
OJ-S issue: 252

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting authority’s primary strategic objective of this competition is to promote the creation of world class digital sector companies by procuring the services of a preferred tenderer to provide support to the Irish start-up ecosystem with education, mentorship and investment in early ventures and entrepreneurs with high impact and growth potential who operate in the digital sector in Ireland (‘Start-ups’).
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From a national perspective, the Contractor should be focused on creating high-value jobs in the digital sector, promoting digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship through the delivery of the services.
Description of options:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of the contract for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of transition, implementation and exit plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality of delivery of accelerator programmes and capital investments in start-ups
Quality criterion (weighting): 280
Quality criterion (name): Quality of delivery of regional services
Quality criterion (weighting): 140
Quality criterion (name): Quality of response in maximising the success of the participants in the programmes
Portfolio management
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Governance
Cost criterion (name): Overhead costs
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-30 📅
Name: Landingzone Ltd t/a Dogpatch Labs
National registration number: 3319733DH
Postal address: The CHQ Building, Custom House Quay
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 876165526 📞
E-mail: patrick@dogpatchlabs.com 📧
Total value of the procurement: 10 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2020/S 252-637272 (2020-12-23)