Framework Agreement (2nd Generation) for Provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Programme for Eligible Employees Across Civil Service for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for use by the framework clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the ‘OGP’) is an office within the department of public expenditure and reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. OneLearning (‘OneLearning’) is the civil service learning and development (L&D) centre within in the department of public expenditure and reform. OneLearning is responsible for all training that is common across the civil service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP and OneLearning.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-03-06. The procurement was published on 2020-02-03.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-02-03 Contract notice
2020-09-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-02-03)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Tender Operations
Phone: +353 761008000 📞
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=161855&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=161855&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Framework Agreement (2nd Generation) for Provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Programme for Eligible Employees Across Civil Service for the Department of...”    Show more
Products/services: Education and training services 📦
Short description:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Personnel-training services 📦
Additional products/services: Training services 📦
Additional products/services: Specialist training services 📦
Additional products/services: Staff training services 📦
Additional products/services: Training programme services 📦
Additional products/services: Training seminars 📦
Additional products/services: Management training services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to course content
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to resources and training personnel
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to the training locations, venues and materials logistics”
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to course scheduling and administration”
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to the contract management and key account manager”
Cost criterion (name): Cost of services provided
Cost criterion (weighting): 400
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 4 000 000 💰
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:
“The client reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions permitted subject to its...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164845).”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164845).”
Conditions for participation

“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164845).”
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164845).”
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164845).”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164845).”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-03-06 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-03-06 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult with your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2020/S 026-059241 (2020-02-03)
Contract award notice (2020-09-15)
Contracting authority
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Framework Agreement (Second Generation) for Provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Programme for Eligible Employees across Civil Service for the Department of...”    Show more
Short description:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 091 400 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The client reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extensions permitted...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 026-059241

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Framework Agreement (Second Generation) for Provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Programme for Eligible Employees across Civil Service for the Department of...”    Show more
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-09-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Trigraph Intelligent Learning
National registration number: 366163
Postal address: 11 Vernon Heath, Clontarf
Postal town: Dublin 3
Postal code: D03H2V3
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16390050 📞
E-mail: jim.maher@trigraph.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.trigraph.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 091 400 💰
Source: OJS 2020/S 182-439647 (2020-09-15)