The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020, aimed at the development and delivery of:
(a) a Level 6 special purpose award (Higher education) programme which will be required for staff in settings delivering the early childhood care and education (ECCE) programme to qualify for and perform the role of inclusion coordinator; and
(b) a programme of continuing professional development (CPD) which will be required for inclusion coordinators to continue in their role.
The ultimate objective is to ensure that each ECCE setting has an inclusion coordinator who holds this Level 6 (Higher education) special purpose award and avails of regular CPD to keep skills relevant and participate in peer knowledge transfer and support through communities of practice.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-10.
The procurement was published on 2020-01-06.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of an Inclusion Coordinator Programme for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs”
Products/services: Education and training services📦
Short description:
“The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020,...”
Short description
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020, aimed at the development and delivery of:
(a) a Level 6 special purpose award (Higher education) programme which will be required for staff in settings delivering the early childhood care and education (ECCE) programme to qualify for and perform the role of inclusion coordinator; and
(b) a programme of continuing professional development (CPD) which will be required for inclusion coordinators to continue in their role.
The ultimate objective is to ensure that each ECCE setting has an inclusion coordinator who holds this Level 6 (Higher education) special purpose award and avails of regular CPD to keep skills relevant and participate in peer knowledge transfer and support through communities of practice.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 660 000 💰
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020, aimed at the development and delivery of:
(a) a Level 6 special purpose award (Higher education) programme which will be required for staff in settings delivering the early childhood care and education (ECCE) programme to qualify for and perform the role of inclusion coordinator; and
(b) a programme of continuing professional development (CPD) which will be required for inclusion coordinators to continue in their role.
The ultimate objective is to ensure that each ECCE setting has an inclusion coordinator who holds this Level 6 (Higher education) special purpose award and avails of regular CPD to keep skills relevant and participate in peer knowledge transfer and support through communities of practice.
In submitting a tender for this programme, applicants must clearly demonstrate the capacity to respond appropriately to the learning and availability needs of staff working in ECCE Programme settings.
The programme is targeted at staff working in early learning and care settings on contract to deliver the ECCE Programme funded by the DCYA. Participants must have already achieved a minimum of a major Level 5 award on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) in early childhood care and education or equivalent.
This is a national programme of capacity building for the early learning and care workforce in Ireland and tenders must demonstrate capacity to deliver a consistent and coherent national programme that can facilitate the estimated enrollment of at least 630 participants per annum to the Level 6 special purpose (Higher education) programme and to deliver a programme of CPD to participants rising in number from approximately 2 800 in year 1 to an estimated 4 300 in year 3.
Tenders may be submitted from a single provider or from a consortium but must afford national access to staff in early learning and care settings.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 660 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
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 1 year with a maximum of 1 such extensions.”
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-02-10
17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-02-10
17:00 📅
Complementary information Review body
Name: The Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 005-006720 (2020-01-06)
Contract award notice (2021-02-11) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Name: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
URL: http://www.equality.gov.ie🌏
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020,...”
Short description
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020, aimed at the development and delivery of
(a) a Level 6 special purpose award (higher education) programme which will be required for staff in settings delivering the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme to qualify for and perform the role of Inclusion coordinator; and
(b) a programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which will be required for inclusion coordinators to continue in their role. The ultimate objective is to ensure that each ECCE setting has an inclusion coordinator who holds this Level 6 (higher education) special purpose award and avails of regular CPD to keep skills relevant and participate in peer knowledge transfer and support through communities of practice.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 3 600 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020,...”
Description of the procurement
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is requesting tenders from higher education providers for a specialist programme, to start from September 2020, aimed at the development and delivery of
(a) a Level 6 special purpose award (higher education) programme which will be required for staff in settings delivering the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme to qualify for and perform the role of Inclusion coordinator; and
(b) a programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which will be required for inclusion coordinators to continue in their role. The ultimate objective is to ensure that each ECCE setting has an inclusion coordinator who holds this Level 6 (higher education) special purpose award and avails of regular CPD to keep skills relevant and participate in peer knowledge transfer and support through communities of practice.
In submitting a tender for this programme, applicants must clearly demonstrate the capacity to respond appropriately to the learning and availability needs of staff working in ECCE Programme settings.
The programme is targeted at staff working in early learning and care settings on contract to deliver the ECCE Programme funded by the DCYA. Participants must have already achieved a minimum of a major Level 5 award on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) in early childhood care and education or equivalent.
This is a national programme of capacity building for the early learning and care workforce in Ireland and tenders must demonstrate capacity to deliver a consistent and coherent national programme that can facilitate the estimated enrollment of at least 630 participants per annum to the Level 6 special purpose (Higher Education) programme and to deliver a programme of CPD to participants rising in number from approximately 2 800 in year 1 to an estimated 4 300 in year 3.
Tenders may be submitted from a single provider or from a consortium but must afford national access to staff in early learning and care settings.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 005-006720
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of an Inclusion Coordinator Programme for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-11-06 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mary Immaculate College
National registration number: 7401
Postal address: South Circular Road
Postal town: Limerick
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 61204994📞
E-mail: michael.keane@mic.ul.ie📧
Fax: +353 61313632 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.mic.ul.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 600 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 600 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Name: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Source: OJS 2021/S 032-080287 (2021-02-11)