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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-26 Contract notice
2021-12-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 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 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.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Project management consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Business analysis consultancy 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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194287&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194287&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-08-25 📅
Publication date: 2021-07-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 146-387325
OJ-S issue: 146

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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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.
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Estimated total value: 875 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
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. The programme would seek to attract applications from returning or recently returned emigrants with entrepreneurial ambition whether starting, partnering, acquiring or investing in existing businesses or playing an entrepreneurial role, advising and supporting innovation within existing businesses.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 875 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2021-08-25 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Patricia Owens
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194287&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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
Short description:
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.
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Total value of the procurement: 875 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-20 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 250-663679
Refers to notice: 2021/S 146-387325
OJ-S issue: 250

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
… businesses. The programme would seek to attract applications from returning or recently returned emigrants with entrepreneurial ambition whether starting, partnering, acquiring or investing in existing businesses or playing an entrepreneurial role, advising and supporting innovation within existing businesses.

Procedure
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 of arrangement for selection, approval and management of potential participants
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

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-12-20 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.fitzsimons-consulting.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 875 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2021/S 250-663679 (2021-12-20)
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