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

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-10 Contract notice
2021-02-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 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 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
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Additional CPV: Foreign-affairs services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
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 Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177757&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177757&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-12-10 📅
Publication date: 2020-11-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 222-544900
OJ-S issue: 222

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 130 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
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.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 11 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-12-10 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177757&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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
Total value of the procurement: 130 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-23 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 040-100146
Refers to notice: 2020/S 222-544900
OJ-S issue: 40

Procedure
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 support similar to those required.
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

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-01-29 📅
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 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 130 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2021/S 040-100146 (2021-02-23)