Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Research and Evaluation Services for the DCYA

Dept of Children and Youth Affairs

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’). 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. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will be the contact office in relation to this public procurement competition.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the ‘Framework Agreement’) for the provision of the Services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ‘Services’). For the avoidance of doubt, Services may be drawn down by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the Contracting Authority.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-16. The procurement was published on 2020-10-14.

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

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-14 Contract notice
2021-11-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dept of Children and Youth Affairs
Postal address: Baggot Street Lower
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: OGP Support
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 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176042&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176042&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Research and Evaluation Services for the DCYA PROJ000004909 - SSB035F”
Products/services: Research services 📦
Short description:
“The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’). The Office of Government Procurement...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 for FW for Research and Evaluation for DCYA
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and experimental development services 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Design and execution of research and development 📦
Additional products/services: Market and economic research; polling and statistics 📦
Additional products/services: Market research services 📦
Additional products/services: Social research services 📦
Additional products/services: Evaluation consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Social work and related services 📦
Additional products/services: Social services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’). The Office of Government Procurement...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of framework requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Research design and overall approach to the tenderer selected notional project
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name):
“Contract and project management controls approach to the tenderer selected notional project”
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or periods...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 for FW for Research and Evaluation for DCYA
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’). The Office of Government Procurement...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3 for FW for Research and Evaluation for DCYA
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 400 000 💰
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or periods...”    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 #178228).”
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 #178228).”
Conditions for participation

“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #178228).”
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 #178228).”
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 #178228).”
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 #178228).”

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: 90
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-11-16 17:00 📅
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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-11-16 17:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2020/S 203-493850 (2020-10-14)
Contract award notice (2021-11-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dept of Children & Youth Affairs
Postal code: Dublin

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). The Office of Government Procurement...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 4 000 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”). The Office of Government Procurement...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of Framework Requirements
Quality criterion (name): Research Design & Overall Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project
Quality criterion (name):
“Contract & Project Management Controls Approach to the Tenderer selected Notional Project”
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the Framework Term for a period or periods...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Title: Lot 3 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 203-493850

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-29 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 27
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Annabel Egan Consulting
Postal address: 24 Cashelmara
Postal town: Salthill
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Behaviour and Attitudes Limited
Postal address: Milltown House Mount
Postal town: St Anne's
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Lot 3 for FW for Research & Evaluation for DCYA
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Centre for Effective Services
Postal address: 9 Harcout Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Clarity Research
Postal address: 21 Hawthorn View
Postal town: Celbridge
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

7️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Dr Maria Herron Research Consultant
Postal address: 7 Stoneywood
Postal town: Derry
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

8️⃣
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eustace Patterson Limited
Postal address: Avalon
Postal town: Ballycronnigan
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

9️⃣
Contract Number: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Frontier Economics Limited
Postal address: 71 High Holborn
Postal town: London
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣0️⃣
Contract Number: 10
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Insights Health and Social Research
Postal address: 4 De Burgh Terrace
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣1️⃣
Contract Number: 11
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ipsos Mrbi
Postal address: Block 3
Postal town: Blackrock Business Park
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣2️⃣
Contract Number: 12
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mary Immaculate College
Postal address: South Circular Road
Postal town: Limerick
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣3️⃣
Contract Number: 13
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Maynooth University (Delma Byrne)
Postal address: Maynooth
Postal town: Co. Kildare
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣4️⃣
Contract Number: 14
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Froebel, Maynooth University
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣5️⃣
Contract Number: 15
Name and address of the contractor
Name: National University of Ireland Galway (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre)
Postal address: University Road
Postal town: Galway
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣6️⃣
Contract Number: 16
Name and address of the contractor
Name:
“National University of Ireland Galway (Dr Colette Kelly and Professor Saoirse Nic Gabhainn)”
Postal town: University Road Galway
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣7️⃣
Contract Number: 17
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Pink Flower Research
Postal address: 298 Bushy Park House
Postal town: Templeogue Road
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣8️⃣
Contract Number: 18
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Quality Matters Limited
Postal address: 24 Mountjoy Square
Postal town: Dublin 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

1️⃣9️⃣
Contract Number: 19
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Research Matters Limited
Postal address: Tcec,
Postal town: Limerick Institute of Technology Thurles Campus
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣0️⃣
Contract Number: 20
Name and address of the contractor
Name: S3 Solutions
Postal address: Unit HF6 Howard Building
Postal town: Twin Spires Complex
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣1️⃣
Contract Number: 21
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sandra Roe
Postal address: Gate Lodge
Postal town: Prumplestown
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣2️⃣
Contract Number: 22
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sandra Roe and Annabel Egan
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣3️⃣
Contract Number: 23
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sarah Murphy Research Consultancy
Postal address: 54 Kevinsfort Heath
Postal town: Sligo
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣4️⃣
Contract Number: 24
Name and address of the contractor
Name:
“Stranmillis University College - Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement (CREU)”
Postal address: Stranmillis Road
Postal town: Belfast
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣5️⃣
Contract Number: 25
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Postal address: 1 College Green
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣6️⃣
Contract Number: 26
Name and address of the contractor
Name: UCC, National University of Ireland, Cork
Postal address: Western Road
Postal town: Cork
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣7️⃣
Contract Number: 27
Name and address of the contractor
Name: University College Dublin (School of Education)
Postal address: Belfield
Postal town: Dublin 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣8️⃣
Contract Number: 28
Name and address of the contractor
Name:
“School of Social Policy, Social Work & Social Justice, University College Dublin”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰

2️⃣9️⃣
Contract Number: 29
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣0️⃣
Contract Number: 30
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Economic and Social Research Institute
Postal address: Whitaker Square
Postal town: Sir John Rogersons Quay
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣1️⃣
Contract Number: 31
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣2️⃣
Contract Number: 32
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣3️⃣
Contract Number: 33
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣4️⃣
Contract Number: 34
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣5️⃣
Contract Number: 35
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣6️⃣
Contract Number: 36
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣7️⃣
Contract Number: 37
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: 24 Mountjoy Sq
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣8️⃣
Contract Number: 38
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

3️⃣9️⃣
Contract Number: 39
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣0️⃣
Contract Number: 40
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sandra Roe with Annabel Egan, Dr Maria Herron and Deirdre Fullerton
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣1️⃣
Contract Number: 41
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣2️⃣
Contract Number: 42
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣3️⃣
Contract Number: 43
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣4️⃣
Contract Number: 44
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣5️⃣
Contract Number: 45
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣6️⃣
Contract Number: 46
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣7️⃣
Contract Number: 47
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣8️⃣
Contract Number: 48
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

4️⃣9️⃣
Contract Number: 49
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

5️⃣0️⃣
Contract Number: 50
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 20
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

5️⃣1️⃣
Contract Number: 51
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

5️⃣2️⃣
Contract Number: 52
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

5️⃣3️⃣
Contract Number: 53
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

5️⃣4️⃣
Contract Number: 54
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰

5️⃣5️⃣
Contract Number: 55
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 400 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 218-574894 (2021-11-05)