People Management Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service — THR055F

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

(The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for the award of a single supplier framework contract for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (‘the Services’).
In summary, the Services comprise:
People Management Learning and Development Training for the Civil Service, comprising of:
— the development of a shared civil service learning and development curriculum that can be easily adapted for both virtual and face to face delivery.
— the provision of instructor led training services to civil servants, nationwide and virtually, utilising engaging and innovative methods.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-26. The procurement was published on 2021-07-05.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-05 Contract notice
2021-11-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: OGP Support
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192626&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192626&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“People Management Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service — THR055F PROJ000007279”
Products/services: Education and training services 📦
Short description:
“(The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for the award of a single supplier framework contract for the...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 700 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Training services 📦
Additional products/services: Specialist training services 📦
Additional products/services: Staff training services 📦
Additional products/services: Training facilities 📦
Additional products/services: Training programme services 📦
Additional products/services: Vocational training services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical training services 📦
Additional products/services: Management training services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to organisational capacity and personnel”
Quality criterion (weighting): 210
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to course content and delivery
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tenderer’s approach in relation to measuring impact of training
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to scheduling and administration and invoicing”
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderer’s approach in relation to the contract management
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 700 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of two (2) such extension...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“The PIN number RFT 183146 is being used and the PIN TED reference number 2021/S 015-032164.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)
Conditions for participation
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880)

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 015-032164
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-07-26 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-07-26 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Additional information

“Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 193880) The PIN number RFT 183146 is being used and the PIN TED reference number 2021/S 015-032164.”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 131-346928 (2021-07-05)
Contract award notice (2021-11-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“People Management Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service - THR055F PROJ000007279”
Short description:
“(The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the award of a single supplier framework contract for the...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 804 328 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Organisational Capacity and Personnel”
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Course Content and Delivery
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Tenderer’s approach in relation to measuring Impact of Training
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Scheduling and Administration and Invoicing”
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the Contract Management
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 131-346928

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: People Management
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-15 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Irish Times Training
National registration number: 97432
Postal address: The Irish Times Building
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 24-28 Tara Street
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 014727101 📞
E-mail: irey@irishtimes.com 📧
Fax: +353 0104727111 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.irishtimestraining.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 804 328 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 232-611915 (2021-11-25)