Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme managed by SOLAS. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, all construction workers in Ireland – including apprentices and trainees – are legally bound to hold a valid Safe Pass Registration Card.
The programme is currently delivered by a network of SOLAS approved Safe Pass Tutors in a classroom setting. When issued, Safe Pass Cards are valid for a period of four years. Card holders are required to renew their cards before the card expiry date. Currently, existing card holders wishing to renew their card are required to complete a paper-based assessment in a classroom setting. SOLAS now intends to provide an online assessment facility as an alternative for renewing a Safe Pass Card. It is envisaged that the online assessment will be delivered in a national network of assessment centres.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-10-01.
The procurement was published on 2021-08-31.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: An Online Assessment for Safe Pass Renewal
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Products/services: E-learning services📦
Short description:
“Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme managed by SOLAS. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction)...”
Short description
Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme managed by SOLAS. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, all construction workers in Ireland – including apprentices and trainees – are legally bound to hold a valid Safe Pass Registration Card.
The programme is currently delivered by a network of SOLAS approved Safe Pass Tutors in a classroom setting. When issued, Safe Pass Cards are valid for a period of four years. Card holders are required to renew their cards before the card expiry date. Currently, existing card holders wishing to renew their card are required to complete a paper-based assessment in a classroom setting. SOLAS now intends to provide an online assessment facility as an alternative for renewing a Safe Pass Card. It is envisaged that the online assessment will be delivered in a national network of assessment centres.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 200 000 💰
Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme managed by SOLAS. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, all construction workers in Ireland – including apprentices and trainees – are legally bound to hold a valid Safe Pass Registration Card.
The programme is currently delivered by a network of SOLAS approved Safe Pass Tutors in a classroom setting. Once a candidate has successfully completed the programme their information is uploaded to our National Construction Schemes Database (NCSD) and a SOLAS Safe Pass Registration Card is produced.
When issued, Safe Pass Cards are valid for a period of four years. Card holders are required to renew their cards before the card expiry date. Currently, existing card holders wishing to renew their card are required to complete a paper-based assessment in a classroom setting. SOLAS now intends to provide an online assessment facility as an alternative to this. It is envisaged that the online assessment will be delivered in a national network of assessment centres. Candidate’s eligibility will need to be confirmed using a front-end solution, to be developed by SOLAS. All first time Safe Pass card applicants will continue to be required to attend the classroom-based programme and paper-based assessment.
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Quality criterion (name): Proposed Solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 4000
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 3000
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Team
Quality criterion (weighting): 1000
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 2000
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 4 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“Initial 24 month contract with option to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 24 months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions...”
Description of renewals
Initial 24 month contract with option to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 24 months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-10-01
13:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-10-01
13:00 📅
Complementary information Review body
Name: Solas
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 171-446414 (2021-08-31)
Contract award notice (2022-03-24) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 4 254 542 💰
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 171-446414
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: An Online Assessment for Safe Pass Renewal
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-03-14 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Pearson VUE
National registration number: 04904325
Postal address: 1 Southwark Bridge
Postal town: London
Postal code: London
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 254 542 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 254 542 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 062-164082 (2022-03-24)