The Evaluation of Training and Development Programmes Delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOโ€™s) Nationwide

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland intends to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of evaluation services to undertake expert evaluations of training and other development programmes delivered by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). In addition to the initial contract, the framework agreement may also be used for evaluations of other programmes as required by the Enterprise Ireland LEO Centre of Excellence and/or the LEO Network.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-23. The procurement was published on 2020-05-22.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-05-22 Contract notice
2021-01-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-05-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Enterprise Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: The Plaza, East Point Business
Postal town: Dublin 3
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Malcolm Kavanagh
Phone: +353 7272000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: malcolm.kavanagh@enterprise-ireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167335&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe Evaluation of Training and Development Programmes Delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOโ€™s) Nationwide 2020/12โ€
Products/services: Training programme services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland intends to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of evaluation services to...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Evaluation consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland intends to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of evaluation services to...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œOption to extend for a further 12 months, up to a maximum of two such extensions.โ€

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: 3
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-06-23 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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: 2020-06-23 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Courts of Ireland
Postal address: Henrietta Street
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 102-246282 (2020-05-22)
Contract award notice (2021-01-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œMulti-Party Framework Agreement for the Evaluation of Training and Development Programmes delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOโ€™s) Nationwide 2020/12โ€
Short description:
โ€œEnterprise Ireland intends to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of evaluation...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the services addressing the scope of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of team proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Price (weighting): 30 %

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 102-246282

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œMulti-Party Framework Agreement for the Evaluation of Training and Development Programmes delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOโ€™s) Nationwideโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โœ…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eustace Patterson Ltd
Postal town: Wexford
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Name: Frontline Consultants Ltd
Postal town: Lanarkshire
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Name: Strategic Innovation Partners Ltd t/a GM Innovations
Postal town: Dublin
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 250 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 013-028478 (2021-01-15)
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