Graduate Development Programme for Tourism Ireland

Tourism Ireland CLG

Tourism Ireland wishes to partner with a supplier and/or 3rd Level institution to design and deliver a leading Graduate Development Programme, combining on-the-job experiential learning and academic study leading to an accredited qualification for participating candidates. This Programme has a defined duration of 24 months and its main objectives is to help accelerate the performance of the wider Tourism Industry. PLEASE REFER TO THE DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED FOR DOWLOADING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENTS

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-12-20. The procurement was published on 2021-11-10.

Who?

• Tourism Ireland CLG

What?

• Education and training services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-11-10	Contract notice
2023-09-21	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-11-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Education and training services
Reference number: HR/GRADPROG/2022
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Education and training services 📦
Additional CPV: Education and training services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Tourism Ireland CLG
Postal address: 4th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
Postal code: D02 TD99
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ireland.com 🌏
E-mail: tenderresponse@tourismireland.com 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201561&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201561&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-12-20 📅
Publication date: 2021-11-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 221-582937
OJ-S issue: 221
Additional information

Please note that these Services fall under the “Light Touch Regime” for Services under CPV Code 80000000-4 Education and training services to 80660000-8 as detailed in Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 2 250 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 250 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:

The Contract Period will be for an initial term of three [3] years subject to budget, annual performance review, and other factors, with, at Tourism Ireland’s discretion, the option to extend annual for up to a further four [4] years, up to a maximum contract term of seven [7] years.

Additional information:

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Island of Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Candidates must declare that have the capability to deliver a recognised Programme of Accreditation at Level 9 NFQ. Please refer to the documentation attached for downloading for further details.

Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to the documentation attached for downloading for further details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2021-12-20 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Officer
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1197 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201561&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

1. Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2. Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9.00-17.30 GMT).

3. All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Procurement Opportunities www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this Notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.

4. This is the sole call for competition for these services.

5. The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers, whether or not a final contract is awarded.

6. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Board of Tourism Ireland.

7. It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

8. The contracting authority reserves the right to permit its sister agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland, to draw down services under any contract/agreement resulting from this procurement process.

9. At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.

10. Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Respondents are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application/evaluation stage.

11. The contracting authority is subject to the provisions of the code of practice on Freedom of Information for North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland, which is available on the contracting authority website.

12. To the extent that any personal data is processed in connection with the provision of the services or otherwise, the provisions set out in the contracting authority’s ICT and GDPR guidelines shall apply to such processing.

13. Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, if based in Northern Ireland.

14. The contract will be subject to Irish law.

15. The contracting authority reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process.

16. The contracting authority reminds suppliers that application to this competition and completion of tenders should in no way impede the need to comply with government advice/directives for isolation or any other requirements or containment measures in place to fight the spread of Covid-19.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 221-582937 (2021-11-10)

Contract award notice (2023-09-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Tourism Ireland wished to partner with a supplier and/or 3rd Level institution to design and deliver a leading Graduate Development Programme, combining on-the-job experiential learning and academic study leading to an accredited qualification for participating candidates.

Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-21 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 185-578426
Refers to notice: 2021/S 221-582937
OJ-S issue: 185

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Reaching Target Audience
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Education: Programme Design & Delivery
Capacity to administer and disburse Graduate bursaries including Legal, Tax & Compliance Structures
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Programme Management Capability
Evaluation & Measurement of the Programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50%

Reference
Additional information
NO CONTRACT AWARDED
Source: OJS 2023/S 185-578426 (2023-09-21)

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