Provision of Services for the Development and Implementation of ‘Back for Business’, the Enterprise Development Programme for Nascent Entrepreneurial Emigrants who have returned to Ireland

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

The Department of Foreign Affairs is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland in order to foster and support entrepreneurial activity amongst that specific group.
The objective of the service sought is to assist returned emigrants in setting up business in Ireland on their return, by working to address barriers and challenges to starting a business that are unique to this group of people, including addressing the gaps in personal and professional networks, support, and up to date local knowledge which would be crucial to successful establishment of new businesses.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-25. The procurement was published on 2021-07-26.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-26 Contract notice
2021-12-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-26)
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 🇮🇪
Contact person: Patricia Owens
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=194287&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194287&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Services for the Development and Implementation of ‘Back for Business’, the Enterprise Development Programme for Nascent Entrepreneurial...”    Show more
Products/services: Project management consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 875 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Business analysis consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Additional products/services: Foreign-affairs services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: General management consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and...”    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 875 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-08-25 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-08-25 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 146-387325 (2021-07-26)
Contract award notice (2021-12-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of services for the development and implementation of ‘Back for Business’, the enterprise development programme for nascent entrepreneurial...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 875 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Technical Merit of the Programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of proposed team including roles, management structure and resources applied”
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of arrangement for selection, approval and management of potential participants”
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of arrangements for evaluation of the programme and for management of the relationship with the DFA”
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion (name): Overall cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 150

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 146-387325

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of services for the development and implementation of ‘Back for Business’, the enterprise development programme for nascent entrepreneurial...”    Show more
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-12-20 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fitzsimons Consulting
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 6 St. James's Terrace
Postal town: Co Dublin
Postal code: Malahide
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 0872774385 📞
E-mail: paula@fitzsimons-consulting.com 📧
Fax: +353 018450770 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.fitzsimons-consulting.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 875 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 250-663679 (2021-12-20)