Provision of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Commercial Scuba Diving Operations and Surface Supplied Inshore Diving Operations Programmes (level 6) at BIM’s National Fisheries College

Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)

The contracting authority wishes to contract a suitably qualified services provider to deliver and assess learners for QQI accredited diving programmes, QQI Level 6 Commercial Scuba Diving Operations and QQI Level 6 Surface Supply Inshore Diving Operations to fishing and aquaculture industry personnel at the contracting authority’s National Fisheries College of Ireland, Castletownbere, Co. Cork. The primary responsibilities of the service include: delivery of all academic, practical and in water training sessions, preparation and maintenance of a comprehensive assessment strategy in accordance with QQI standards and procedures that addresses all theoretical and practical learning outcomes, preparation and submission of course completion and quality assurance documentation as required by QQI.
The contracting authority requirement is that this programme will be delivered over 5 weeks (inclusive of 1 week diving first aid) Monday-Saturday inclusive.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-12-23. The procurement was published on 2019-11-22.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-11-22 Contract notice
2020-04-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-11-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Crofton House, Crofton Road
Postal town: Dún Laoghaire
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Procurement Officer
Phone: +353 12144100 📞
E-mail: tenders@bim.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.bim.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/215 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=157714&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=157714&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Commercial Scuba Diving Operations and Surface Supplied Inshore Diving Operations Programmes (level 6)...”    Show more
Products/services: Diving-school services 📦
Short description:
“The contracting authority wishes to contract a suitably qualified services provider to deliver and assess learners for QQI accredited diving programmes, QQI...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 💰

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Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Republic of ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting authority wishes to contract a suitably qualified services provider to deliver and assess learners for QQI accredited diving programmes, QQI...”    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 1 000 000 💰
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:
“This is a contract for an initial term of 2 years. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 1 year...”    Show more
Additional information:
“Please refer to the enclosed request for tender document for further information.”

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
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to the enclosed request for tender document for further information.”
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: 2019-12-23 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-06-22 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-12-23 14:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Offices of the contracting authority.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Nominated Officers of the contracting authority.

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“Please refer to the enclosed request for tender document for further information.”
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 228-559727 (2019-11-22)
Contract award notice (2020-04-09)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: IRL-Dun Laoghaire

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Commercial Scuba Diving Operations and Surface Supplied Inshore Diving Operations Programmes (Level 6)...”    Show more
Short description:
“The contracting authority wishes to contract a suitably qualified services provider to deliver and assess learners for QQI accredited diving programmes, QQI...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 000 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: REPUBLIC of IRELAND.
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting authority wishes to contract a suitably qualified services provider to deliver and assess learners for QQI accredited diving programmes, QQI...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Proposed methodology and approach to deliver the required training services as outlined in the Request for Tender (RFT) document”
Quality criterion (weighting): 3000
Quality criterion (name):
“Qualifications, experience and expertise of proposed key personnel evidenced by way of Curriculum Vitae(s)”
Quality criterion (weighting): 4000
Price (weighting): 3000
Description
Additional information: Please refer to the request for tender document for further information.

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 228-559727

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Commercial Scuba Diving Operations and Surface Supplied Inshore Diving Operations Programmes (level 6)...”    Show more
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-02-10 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Oceandivers Ltd
National registration number: 3535514UH
Postal address: IDEA House, Killarney Road Business Park
Postal town: Bray
Postal code: Co. Wicklow
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 12801083 📞
E-mail: info@oceandivers.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.oceandivers.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 💰

Complementary information
Additional information
Please refer to the request for tender document for further information.
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2020/S 073-174846 (2020-04-09)