Learner Counselling Services for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

LCETB invites tenders for the provision of learner counselling services for FET Learners attending FET Programmes provided by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in accordance with the requirements and information detailed below. Services shall be offered both online and face-to-face. Details of our centres are available on our website. It is expected that this service will be available to learners for 52 weeks x 37 hours per week from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021. During peak periods, there may be a requirement to increase counselling support services and provision should be made for additional counsellors to manage caseloads. Hours of work may vary and may include evening sessions. The counselling service for this contract operates within the remit of further education and training (FET) Division of LCETB.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-24. The procurement was published on 2020-06-18.

Suppliers

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

• MyMind

Who?

• Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

What?

• Guidance and counselling services › Counselling services

Where?

• Southern › Mid-West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-06-18	Contract notice
2020-09-14	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-06-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Counselling services
Reference number: RFT/2020/023
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Counselling services 📦
Additional CPV: Guidance and counselling services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Mid-West 🏙️

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: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board
Postal address: Procurement/Capital Works Section, Station Road, Co. Clare
Postal town: Ennis
Contact
Internet address: https://lcetb.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: marie.cooney@lcetb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 656865476 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168875&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168875&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-06-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-07-24 📅
Publication date: 2020-06-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 120-292185
OJ-S issue: 120
Additional information
Please see tender documents.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 228 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

LCETB invites tenders for the provision of learner counselling services for FET learners attending FET Programmes provided by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in accordance with the requirements and information detailed below. Services shall be offered both online and face-to-face.

This service will be available to FET learners attending further education and training courses provided by the FET Division of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in locations across Limerick and Clare. Details of our centres are available on our website at https://learningandskills.ie/

LCETB is currently seeking tenders to enter into a 12-month contract (with the option to extend) for the provision of FET learner counselling services. Tenderers are required to propose both online and face to face solutions. It is expected that this service will be available to learners for 52 weeks x 37 hours per week from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021. During peak periods, there may be a requirement to increase counselling support services and provision should be made for additional counsellors to manage caseloads. Hours of work may vary and may include evening sessions.

The counselling service for this contract operates within the remit of further education and training (FET) Division of LCETB. The authority’s further education and training division delivers courses to over 25 000 learners each year and has responsibility for 33 further education and training centres. We work with community groups in approximately 300 locations across the region and are also responsible for the management of music education provision. We offer a wide range of life-long education and training options to anyone over 16 years. Further education and training helps you get real skills for employment, career and personal development. Additional detail our FET centres and provision is available on our website http://learningandskills.ie/

Estimated value excluding VAT: 228 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals: Three 12 months.
Additional information: Please see tender documents.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Counties Clare and Limerick

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see tender documents.
Economic and financial standing: Please see tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see tender documents.
Technical and professional ability: Please see tender documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see tender documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-07-24 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Capital and Procurement Section, Station Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.
Additional information:

Two staff from the capital and procurement section of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 3185049VH
Contact
Contact point: Marie Cooney
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/48084 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168875&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Information about review deadlines: Please see tender documents.
Source: OJS 2020/S 120-292185 (2020-06-18)

Contract award notice (2020-09-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

LCETB invites tenders for the provision of learner counselling services for FET learners attending FET programmes provided by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in accordance with the requirements and information detailed below. Services shall be offered both online and face-to-face. Details of our centres are available on our website. It is expected that this service will be available to learners for 52 weeks x 37 hours per week from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021. During peak periods, there may be a requirement to increase counselling support services and provision should be made for additional counsellors to manage caseloads. Hours of work may vary and may include evening sessions. The counselling service for this contract operates within the remit of further education and training (FET) division of LCETB.

Total value of the procurement: 280 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Procurement/Capital Works Section, Station Road, Co.Clare

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-14 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 182-439450
Refers to notice: 2020/S 120-292185
OJ-S issue: 182

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This service will be available to FET learners attending further education and training courses provided by the FET division of Limerick and clare education and training board in locations across Limerick and Clare. Details of our centres are available on our website at https://learningandskills.ie/

LCETB is currently seeking tenders to enter into a 12-month contract (with the option to extend) for the provision of FET Learner Counselling Services. Tenderers are required to propose both online and face to face solutions. It is expected that this service will be available to learners for 52 weeks x 37 hours per week from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021. During peak periods, there may be a requirement to increase counselling support services and provision should be made for additional counsellors to manage caseloads. Hours of work may vary and may include evening sessions.

The counselling service for this contract operates within the remit of further education and training (FET) division of LCETB. The authority’s further education and training division delivers courses to over 25 000 learners each year and has responsibility for 33 further education and training centres. We work with community groups in approximately 300 locations across the region and are also responsible for the management of music education provision. We offer a wide range of life-long education and training options to anyone over 16 years. Further education and training helps you get real skills for employment, career and personal development. Additional detail our FET Centres and Provision is available on our website http://learningandskills.ie/

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Counties Clare and Limerick.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Qualitative Criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Price (weighting): 60

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-09-14 📅
Name: MyMind
National registration number: 434008
Postal address: 137 Rathmines Road Lower
Postal town: Dublin 6
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 766801060 📞
E-mail: kfikert@mymind.org 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Internet address: https://mymind.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIr6rY0KHp6wIVGO3tCh3UeAxTEAAYASAAEgI56PD_BwE 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 280 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2020/S 182-439450 (2020-09-14)

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