Consultancy Services to Provide Technical Support – IFAD Executive Board and UN Food Systems Summit

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

The Policy Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation and Africa Division provides support for policy development and planning across the Government’s development cooperation programme, Irish Aid. In 2020 and 2021 there are a number of key developments taking place which will require enhanced policy support, specifically in the areas of Sustainable Food Systems, International Agricultural Development and International Financial Institutions. These developments include Ireland assuming a seat on the Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in March 2021 and the convening of the UN’s Food Systems Summit in October 2021. Individual consultant support is now required to support our engagement in a number of important internal and external events and processes

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-12-10. The procurement was published on 2020-11-10.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-10 Contract notice
2021-02-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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=177757&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177757&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Consultancy Services to Provide Technical Support – IFAD Executive Board and UN Food Systems Summit”
Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Short description:
“The Policy Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation and Africa Division provides support for policy development and planning across...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 130 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Foreign-affairs services 📦
Additional products/services: Services specific to international organisations and bodies 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Policy Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation and Africa Division provides support for policy development and planning across...”    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 130 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 11

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-12-10 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-12-10 17:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2020/S 222-544900 (2020-11-10)
Contract award notice (2021-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Policy Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation and Africa Division provides support for policy development and planning across...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 130 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated understanding of the terms of reference as evidenced by the proposed plan and methodology outlining an approach to the required services.”
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated evidence that the tenderer has the depth, breadth and relevant employment history, particularly in the area of delivering output and technical...”    Show more
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated evidence that the tenderer has the relevant skills, competencies and expertise to provide the services required to a high standard.”
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Price (weighting): 30

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 222-544900

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Consultancy Services to provide Technical Support – IFAD Executive Board and UN Food Systems Summit”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-01-29 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Public Good Ltd
National registration number: 648721
Postal address: Sky Business Centre, 57 Clontarf Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D03 A7P0
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 130 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 040-100146 (2021-02-23)