RFT for the Provision of a Support and Capacity Building Programme for Irish Civil Society Organisations to Better Access EU Funds

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha agus Trรกdรกla

In summary, the services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (NCP) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage effectively in a range of European programmes.
For the purposes of this tender, civil society organisations should be understood to include NGOs, community-based organisations, trade unions, professional associations, social movements and networks, media, academia as well as city and county councils and regional assemblies. The NCP will publicise EU funding opportunities and also provide a support service designed to strengthen the capacity of Irish civil society organisations to better understand, apply for, and to succeed in receiving funding through a variety of EU programmes under the current and next MFF.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-05-28. The procurement was published on 2020-04-24.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-04-24 Contract notice
2020-10-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Training services
Short description:
In summary, the services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (NCP) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage effectively in a range of European programmes. For the purposes of this tender, civil society organisations should be understood to include NGOs, community-based organisations, trade unions, professional associations, social movements and networks, media, academia as well as city and county councils and regional assemblies. The NCP will publicise EU funding opportunities and also provide a support service designed to strengthen the capacity of Irish civil society organisations to better understand, apply for, and to succeed in receiving funding through a variety of EU programmes under the current and next MFF.
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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: Training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Administrative educational 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: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha agus Trรกdรกla
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14082000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166043&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166043&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-04-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-05-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-04-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 083-196639
OJ-S issue: 83

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
In summary, the services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (NCP) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage effectively in a range of European programmes.
For the purposes of this tender, civil society organisations should be understood to include NGOs, community-based organisations, trade unions, professional associations, social movements and networks, media, academia as well as city and county councils and regional assemblies. The NCP will publicise EU funding opportunities and also provide a support service designed to strengthen the capacity of Irish civil society organisations to better understand, apply for, and to succeed in receiving funding through a variety of EU programmes under the current and next MFF.
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Estimated total value: 732 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
In summary, the Services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (NCP) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage effectively in a range of European programmes.
For the purposes of this tender, civil society organisations should be understood to include NGOs, community-based organisations, trade unions, professional associations, social movements and networks, media, academia as well as city and county councils and regional assemblies.
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It is expected that tenderers will be familiar with sources of existing EU funding and will also acquaint themselves fully with funding opportunities under the current and next MFF. Tenderers will be expected to be able to provide comprehensive advice on EU funding opportunities to the Irish civil society sector as required under the terms of this RFT.
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The NCP will publicise these EU funding opportunities and also provide a support service designed to strengthen the capacity of Irish civil society organisations to better understand, apply for, and to succeed in receiving funding through a variety of EU programmes under the current and next MFF.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 732 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
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: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-05-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated understanding of the requirements for this service as outlined in the submitted service proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated capacity to deliver the program set out in the project plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Technical capability and relevant experience of staff proposed, including team composition
Cost criterion (name): Financial award criteria
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166043&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2020/S 083-196639 (2020-04-24)
Contract award notice (2020-10-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 732 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-10-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 202-490777
Refers to notice: 2020/S 083-196639
OJ-S issue: 202

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-10-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: The Wheel
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 48 Fleet Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14548727 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: paul@wheel.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.wheel.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 732 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2020/S 202-490777 (2020-10-13)