Framework for the Delivery of Employee Assistance Services to the Public Sector

The Office of Government 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.

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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-01-27 Contract notice
2020-05-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-01-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Health and social work services
Reference number: PROJ000005446
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Health and social work services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Health services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=161486&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=161486&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-01-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-02-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-01-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 021-046133
OJ-S issue: 21

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise:โ€

โ€œThe provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients...โ€    Show more
Estimated total value: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Complete Employee Assistance Services Programme (to include Management Support)
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe 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...โ€    Show more
Title of the lot: Counselling only Services
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin 1.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).โ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).โ€
Minimum level(s) of standards:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).โ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 2
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2020-02-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
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

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=161486&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about review deadlines:
โ€œPlease consult with your own legal advisors.โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 021-046133 (2020-01-27)
Contract award notice (2020-05-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: The provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 5 384 710 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-05-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 094-224997
Refers to notice: 2020/S 021-046133
OJ-S issue: 94
Additional information

โ€œThe 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...โ€    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe provision of an employee assistance service providing a support programme to include management support and counselling services for framework clients...โ€    Show more
Description of options:
โ€œThe 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...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œThe 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...โ€    Show more

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-04-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Spectrum.Life
National registration number: IE 3511474CH
Postal address: 95 Merrion Sq
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +35 879200253 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: roryoneill@spectrum.life ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.spectrum.life ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 2 815 020 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: g.megaw@inspirewellbeing.org ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://https://www.inspirewellbeing.org/workplaces ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 2 569 690 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Reference
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #164505).โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 094-224997 (2020-05-12)
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