In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at clause 1.4). The service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-26.
The procurement was published on 2020-01-27.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Framework for the Delivery of Employee Assistance Services to the Public Sector
PROJ000005446”
Products/services: Health and social work services📦
Short description:
“In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and...”
Short description
In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at clause 1.4). The service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Complete Employee Assistance Services Programme (to include Management Support)
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Health services📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous health services📦
Additional products/services: Company health services📦
Additional products/services: Guidance and counselling services📦
Additional products/services: Guidance services📦
Additional products/services: Counselling services📦
Additional products/services: Wellness services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and...”
Description of the procurement
In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at clause 1.4). The service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
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Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of the tenderers approach to the nationwide service delivery for an employee assistance programme”
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of the tenderers proposed key personnel within the service delivery team including organisation and geographical charts”
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tenderers approach to governance and data security
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Continuity of services
Cost criterion (name): Total cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 3 such extension or extensions...”
Description of renewals
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 3 such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law. The term will not exceed 4 years in aggregate.
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Counselling only Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients...”
Description of the procurement
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at clause 1.4). The service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 💰
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 #164505).” 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 #164505).” Conditions for participation
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).” 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 #164505).” 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 #164505).” 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 #164505).”
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-02-26
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: 2020-02-26
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 021-046133 (2020-01-27)
Contract award notice (2020-05-12) Contracting authority Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and...”
Short description
In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at Clause 1.4). The Service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 5 384 710 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Description
Description of the procurement:
“In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and...”
Description of the procurement
In summary, the services comprise:
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at Clause 1.4). The service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, Section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
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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 three (3) such extensions permitted...”
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 three (3) such extensions permitted subject to its obligations at law.
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Additional information:
“The client reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extensions permitted...”
Additional information
The client reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extensions permitted subject to its obligations at law.
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Description of the procurement:
“The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients...”
Description of the procurement
The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients (as defined at Clause 1.4). The service available under this framework will reflect contemporary practices and knowledge which will be provided by suitably qualified persons (as defined at Appendix 1, Section 3.0) with access to appropriate forms of professional support.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 021-046133
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Complete Employee Assistance Services Programme (to include Management Support)
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-04-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Spectrum.Life
National registration number: IE 3511474CH
Postal address: 95 Merrion Sq
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +35 879200253📞
E-mail: roryoneill@spectrum.life📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.spectrum.life🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 815 020 💰
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Counselling only Services
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EAP Consultants (Trading as Inspire Workplaces)
National registration number: 6392660N
Postal address: 1 Parkway House, Western Parkway Business Park, Ballymount
Postal town: Dublin 12
Phone: +44 2890328474📞
E-mail: g.megaw@inspirewellbeing.org📧
URL: http://https://www.inspirewellbeing.org/workplaces 🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 569 690 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).”
Source: OJS 2020/S 094-224997 (2020-05-12)