An Post Tender for Creation of Single Party Framework for Evolution of the An Post School Programme
An Post
For the past number of years An Post has had a strong presence in Irish Schools and has ran handwriting competitions in conjunction with the Irish National Teachers Association (INTO) to encourage children to improve their handwriting skills. The last handwriting competition ran in 2019 and was known as Scéal Éile and was supported by a website schoolbag.ie.
An Post now wishes to evolve this competition to a wider School Program that meets the new strategic objectives of the business including but not limited to An Post Mails and Parcels revenue, support the launch of An Post Money products and also key brand and sponsorship objectives.
The evolved school programme will need to be relevant to the curriculum in both Primary and Secondary schools, be available in both Irish and English, and available to Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) and Special Education.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-20. The procurement was published on 2020-09-17.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who?- • An Post
- • Education and training services › Primary education services
- • Education and training services › Secondary education services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2020-09-17 | Contract notice |
| 2020-09-24 | Additional information |
| 2021-04-23 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2020-09-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Secondary education services
Reference number: 2043
Short description:
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: Secondary education services 📦
Additional CPV: Primary education services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: An Post
Postal address: General Post Office, O'Connell Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.anpost.com 🌏
E-mail: dara.o'sullivan@anpost.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17057000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174162&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174162&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-10-20 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 184-445196
OJ-S issue: 184
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated total value: 1 EUR 💰
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Dara O Sullivan
Internet address: www.anpost.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174162&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 3-5 years
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 184-445196 (2020-09-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Secondary education services
Reference number: 2043
Short description:
For the past number of years An Post has had a strong presence in Irish Schools and has ran handwriting competitions in conjunction with the Irish National Teachers Association (INTO) to encourage children to improve their handwriting skills. The last handwriting competition ran in 2019 and was known as Scéal Éile and was supported by a website schoolbag.ie.
An Post now wishes to evolve this competition to a wider School Program that meets the new strategic objectives of the business including but not limited to An Post Mails and Parcels revenue, support the launch of An Post Money products and also key brand and sponsorship objectives.
The evolved school programme will need to be relevant to the curriculum in both Primary and Secondary schools, be available in both Irish and English, and available to Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) and Special Education.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Secondary education services 📦
Additional CPV: Primary education services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: An Post
Postal address: General Post Office, O'Connell Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.anpost.com 🌏
E-mail: dara.o'sullivan@anpost.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17057000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174162&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174162&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-10-20 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 184-445196
OJ-S issue: 184
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
For the past number of years An Post has had a strong presence in Irish Schools and has ran handwriting competitions in conjunction with the Irish National Teachers Association (INTO) to encourage children to improve their handwriting skills. The last handwriting competition ran in 2019 and was known as Scéal Éile and was supported by a website schoolbag.ie.
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An Post now wishes to evolve this competition to a wider School Program that meets the new strategic objectives of the business including but not limited to An Post Mails and Parcels revenue, support the launch of An Post Money products and also key brand and sponsorship objectives.
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The evolved school programme will need to be relevant to the curriculum in both Primary and Secondary schools, be available in both Irish and English, and available to Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) and Special Education.
Short description:
The evolved school programme will need to be relevant to the curriculum in both primary and secondary schools, be available in both Irish and English, and available to Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) and Special Education.
The evolution of the new school programme will include (but not limited to):
— strategic advice on Irish school programme landscape
— design of programme elements, ensuring it is meeting both school curriculum and An Post business objectives
— implementation, ensuring maximum school participation
— running of large scale events, both online and offline
— working with An Post agencies including PR and web development (note PR and website development are not in scope)
Experience working directly with teachers and with the Teaching Council, INTO (or equivalent), and other teaching unions as well as subject specific associations and industry organisations or equivalent is preferable, and knowledge of the Irish education system and curriculum would be beneficial.
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Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
It is anticipated that this framework will commence in Q4 2020 and remain in place for 3 years with the option to extend for a period/s up to an additional 2 years.
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Dara O Sullivan
Internet address: www.anpost.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174162&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 3-5 years
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 184-445196 (2020-09-17)
Additional information (2020-09-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Marketing services
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Primary education services 📦
Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: General Post Office
Postal code: O'Connell Street
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-24 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 189-457379
Refers to notice: 2020/S 184-445196
OJ-S issue: 189
Source: OJS 2020/S 189-457379 (2020-09-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Marketing services
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Primary education services 📦
Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: General Post Office
Postal code: O'Connell Street
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-24 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 189-457379
Refers to notice: 2020/S 184-445196
OJ-S issue: 189
Source: OJS 2020/S 189-457379 (2020-09-24)
Contract award notice (2021-04-23)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price
Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: ciaran.donnelly@anpost.ie 📧
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-23 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 082-212797
OJ-S issue: 82
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-04-14 📅
Name: Real Nation
National registration number: 331294
Postal address: 24-25, Arran Quay, Dublin 7, D07 W620
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 15224800 📞
E-mail: ruth.connolly@realnation.ie 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.realnation.ie 🌏
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ciaran Donnelly
Source: OJS 2021/S 082-212797 (2021-04-23)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price
Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: ciaran.donnelly@anpost.ie 📧
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-23 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 082-212797
OJ-S issue: 82
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
— Strategic advice on Irish School Programme landscape
— Design of programme elements, ensuring it is meeting both school curriculum and An Post business objectives
— implementation, ensuring maximum school participation,
— running of large scale events, both online and offline,
— working with An Post agencies including PR and web development (note PR and website development are not in scope).
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-04-14 📅
Name: Real Nation
National registration number: 331294
Postal address: 24-25, Arran Quay, Dublin 7, D07 W620
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 15224800 📞
E-mail: ruth.connolly@realnation.ie 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.realnation.ie 🌏
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ciaran Donnelly
Source: OJS 2021/S 082-212797 (2021-04-23)
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