Provision of an Inclusion Coordinator Programme for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
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.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-02-10. The procurement was published on 2020-01-06.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Adult and other education services › Adult-education services at university level
- • Adult and other education services › E-learning services
- • Higher education services › Special education services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2020-01-06 | Contract notice |
| 2021-02-11 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2020-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Education and training services
Short description:
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Education and training services 📦
Additional CPV: Higher education services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️
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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Postal address: Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50-58 Baggot Street Lower
Postal code: D02 XW14
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dcya.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: joshua_douglas@dcya.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 6473038 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-01-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-02-10 📅
Publication date: 2020-01-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 005-006720
OJ-S issue: 5
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated total value: 3 660 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 660 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-02-10 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9805633H
Contact
Contact point: Joshua Douglas
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/324 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
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)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 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, 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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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Education and training services 📦
Additional CPV: Higher education services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️
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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Postal address: Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50-58 Baggot Street Lower
Postal code: D02 XW14
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dcya.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: joshua_douglas@dcya.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 6473038 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-01-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-02-10 📅
Publication date: 2020-01-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 005-006720
OJ-S issue: 5
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, 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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Short description:
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.
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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.
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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.
Duration: 36 months
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
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-02-10 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9805633H
Contact
Contact point: Joshua Douglas
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/324 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=160408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
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)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Total value of the procurement: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Contact
Internet address: http://www.equality.gov.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-11 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 032-080287
Refers to notice: 2020/S 005-006720
OJ-S issue: 32
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-06 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.mic.ul.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Source: OJS 2021/S 032-080287 (2021-02-11)
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, 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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Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Contact
Internet address: http://www.equality.gov.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-11 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 032-080287
Refers to notice: 2020/S 005-006720
OJ-S issue: 32
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, 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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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.
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Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-06 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.mic.ul.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Source: OJS 2021/S 032-080287 (2021-02-11)
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