Provision of Management Services for the Ireland Fellows Programme

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to contract an external professional service provider to support the administration of the Ireland Fellows Programme through the provision of a range of management services. These services include supporting the Ireland Fellows Programme call, appraisal and selection process; the administrative and support services to all Fellows:
• the management of outreach, communications and the alumni network;
• the monitoring and tracking of programme results; and
• the provision of analysis and input as required on relevant policy issues.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-27. The procurement was published on 2021-04-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-04-27 Contract notice
2021-07-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-04-27)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187636&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=187636&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Management Services for the Ireland Fellows Programme
Products/services: Administrative educational services 📦
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to contract an external professional service provider to support the administration of the Ireland Fellows...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 200 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Foreign-affairs services 📦
Additional products/services: Education and training services 📦
Additional products/services: Higher education services 📦
Additional products/services: Special education services 📦
Additional products/services: Adult-education services at university level 📦
Additional products/services: Management-related services 📦
Additional products/services: Project-management services other than for construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to contract an external professional service provider to support the administration of the Ireland Fellows...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of implementation plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated previous engagement with and knowledge of the higher education sector in Ireland, and knowledge and understanding of development contexts”
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated strategic project cycle management capacity, skills and experience including demonstrated commitment to flexibility, adaptation and learning”
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name):
“Organisational capacity, leadership, accountability systems in place for financial and management oversight”
Cost criterion (name): Financial award criteria
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-05-27 17:00 📅
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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-05-27 17:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2021/S 084-216315 (2021-04-27)
Contract award notice (2021-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to contract an external professional service provider to support the administration of the Ireland Fellows...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 200 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to contract an external professional service provider to support the administration of the Ireland Fellows...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 084-216315

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Management Services for the Ireland Fellows Programme
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Irish Council for International Students
National registration number: 66784
Postal address: 41 Morehampton Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Donnybrook
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16605233 📞
E-mail: lharmon@icosirl.ie 📧
Fax: +353 16682320 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.icosirl.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 131-348166 (2021-07-06)