Single Party Framework for the Provision of Contracted Training for Aircraft Maintenance Technician Traineeships and other Related Traineeships

City of Dublin Education and Training Board

CDETB) wish to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement with lthree lots for the provision of Contracted Training for Aircraft Maintenance Technician Traineeship, Landing Gear Technician Level III Traineeship and Aircraft Structures Technician Traineeships.
The Training to take place in Finglas Training Centre, Dublin and in a live EASA Part 147 certified Airline or Maintenance Repair Organisation (MRO).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-01-24. The procurement was published on 2021-12-15.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Atlantic Aviation Group H1 Ltd

Who?

• City of Dublin Education and Training Board

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-12-15	Contract notice
2022-09-22	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-12-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Specialist training services
Reference number: Cdetb
Short description:

CDETB) wish to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement with lthree lots for the provision of Contracted Training for Aircraft Maintenance Technician Traineeship, Landing Gear Technician Level III Traineeship and Aircraft Structures Technician Traineeships. The Training to take place in Finglas Training Centre, Dublin and in a live EASA Part 147 certified Airline or Maintenance Repair Organisation (MRO).

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Specialist training services 📦
Additional CPV: Education and training services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: City of Dublin Education and Training Board
Postal address: Town Hall, 1-3 Merrion Road
Postal code: Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cdetb.ie 🌏
E-mail: john.mcdonald@cdetb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 016680614 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=202992&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=202992&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-01-24 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 246-650549
OJ-S issue: 246
Additional information

Please consult the associated procurement documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 203663

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The Training to take place in Finglas Training Centre, Dublin and in a live EASA Part 147 certified Airline or Maintenance Repair Organisation (MRO).

Estimated total value: 2 700 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots: All Lots
Title of the lot: Contracted Training - Traineeship for Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Lot number: 1
Short description:

CDETB requires the provision and delivery of Contracted Training in respect of EASA Approved Part 66 Category A1 License Courses for Aircraft Maintenance Technician.Traineeships

Full specifications of the courses including timeframes are contained in the tender documents.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 900 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 72 months
Additional information:

Please consult the associated procurement documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 203663

Title of the lot: Contracted Training - Traineeship for Landing Gear Technician Level III
Lot number: 2
Short description:

CDETB requires the provision and delivery of Contracted Training in respect of a number of Aircraft Landing Gear Technician Traineeship with Part 147 Overarching Certification for Landing Gear Technician Level III

Full specifications of the courses including timeframes are contained are contained in the tender documents.

Title of the lot: Contracted Training - Traineeship for Aircraft Structures Technician
Lot number: 3
Short description:

CDETB requires the provision and delivery of Contracted Training in respect of a number of Aircraft Structures Technician Traineeship with Part 147 Overarching Certification for Aircraft Structures Technician

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Finglas Training Centre, Dublin

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

As stated in the procurement documentation available to to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 203663

Economic and financial standing:

As stated in the procurement documentation available to to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 203663

Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:

As stated in the procurement documentation available to to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 203663

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 1
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

As the subject matter of the framework is a Title III service within the meaning of Directive 2014/24/EU, CDETB are employing a single stage procedure involving negotiation. CDETB reserves the right to award contracts on foot of the original tender or to invite some or all tenderers into a clarification and/or negotiation round, solely at their discretion.

Justification for the framework agreement:

A maximum six year framework duration is required due to the complexity of the service and the investment of specialist expertise and resources in the ongoing provision of services . As this is a Title III Service under Directive 2014/24/ EU, the extended framework duration is chosen at the discretion of the Contracting Authority

Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:

Time of receipt of tenders: 18:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: John Mc Donald
Internet address: www.cdetb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/370 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=202992&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.

3) 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) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:203663) 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 a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

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

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

10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

11) 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. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@highcourts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:

The framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2021/S 246-650549 (2021-12-15)

Contract award notice (2022-09-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-22 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 186-527301
Refers to notice: 2021/S 246-650549
OJ-S issue: 186

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Fitness for Purpose
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Mobilisation Plan for Delivery of Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management and Service Level Agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and Continuity of Supply
Price (weighting): 40%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-03-11 📅
Name: Atlantic Aviation Group H1 Ltd
National registration number: IE4858011B
Postal address: Shannon Airport
Postal town: Shannon
Postal code: V95 K097
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 61370084 📞
E-mail: david.ward@atlanticaviation.ie 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.atlanticaviation.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2022/S 186-527301 (2022-09-22)

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