The provision of a Local Area Employment Service | Department of Social Protection

Date	Document
2021-12-21	Contract notice
2022-03-10	Additional information
2022-04-14	Additional information
2022-09-13	Contract award notice
2022-09-16	Contract award notice
2022-10-11	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-12-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Job search services
Short description:

The provision of employment assistance and advice services as described in Appendix 1 in the geographical areas stated in Appendix 1 to clients referred by the Department, primarily those who are long-term unemployed clients farthest from the labour market with barriers to labour market participation and that warrant the provision of intensive employment support services , and are in receipt of a social welfare payment, and others that although not long-term unemployed are considered by the Department to warrant the provision of intensive employment support services. Tenderers are required to review Appendix 1 for the full specification and requirements for the Services.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Job search services 📦
Additional CPV: Job search 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 Social Protection
Postal address: College Road
Postal code: Ie
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
Internet address: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection/ 🌏
E-mail: alex.byrne@welfare.ie 📧
Phone: +353 719148367 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204402&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204402&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-03-21 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 250-662631
OJ-S issue: 250

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 172 300 000 EUR 💰
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 4
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 1 Cork
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 15 700 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

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 or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Regional Employment Service - Lot 2 Mid West (Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary)
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 16 800 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 3 Kerry
Lot number: 3
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 900 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 4 North East 1 (Monaghan, Cavan)
Lot number: 4
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 5 North East 2 (Louth, Meath)
Lot number: 5
Estimated value excluding VAT: 13 800 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 6 South East 1 (Waterford, South Tipperary)
Lot number: 6
Estimated value excluding VAT: 11 600 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 7 South East 2 (Wexford)
Lot number: 7
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 8 South East 3 (Carlow, Kilkenny)
Lot number: 8
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 300 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 9 West 1 (Galway)
Lot number: 9
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 10 West 2 (Mayo, Roscommon)
Lot number: 10
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 300 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 11 Mid Leinster (Kildare, Wicklow)
Lot number: 11
Estimated value excluding VAT: 13 300 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 12 Dublin North-West (including Blanchardstown, Finglas and Tolka)
Lot number: 12
Estimated value excluding VAT: 11 300 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 13 Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown
Lot number: 13
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 700 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 14 Northside (including Coolock and Kilbarrack)
Lot number: 14
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 100 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 15 South Dublin County (including Clondalkin and Tallaght)
Lot number: 15
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 600 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 16 North Dublin (including Ballymun, Whitehall, Balbriggan and Swords)
Lot number: 16
Title of the lot: The provision of a Local Area Employment Service - Lot 17 Dublin City (including Ballyfermot & Chapelizod, Dublin 12 and Canals)
Lot number: 17
Estimated value excluding VAT: 15 400 000 EUR 💰

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2022-03-21 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Alex Byrne
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204402&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886699 📞
Source: OJS 2021/S 250-662631 (2021-12-21)

Additional information (2022-03-10)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-04-19 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 052-136180
Refers to notice: 2021/S 250-662631
OJ-S issue: 52
Additional information
Response Deadline extended until 19/04/2022
Source: OJS 2022/S 052-136180 (2022-03-10)

Additional information (2022-04-14)
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-04-25 📅
Publication date: 2022-04-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 076-208678
OJ-S issue: 76
Additional information
Response Deadline extended until 25/04/2022
Source: OJS 2022/S 076-208678 (2022-04-14)

Contract award notice (2022-09-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 172 300 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-13 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 179-506974
OJ-S issue: 179
Additional information

Elements subcontracted to SECAD Partnership CLG & Avondhu Blackwater Partnership & Ballyhoura Development CLG & IRD Duhallow

Object
Scope of the procurement

Elements subcontracted to SECAD Partnership CLG & Avondhu Blackwater Partnership & Ballyhoura Development CLG & IRD Duhallow

Elements subcontracted to Clare Local Development Company & North Tipperary Development Company & Ballyhoura Development CLG & West Limerick Resources CLG

Elements subcontracted to South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

Elements subcontracted to Cavan County Local Development

Elements subcontracted to Meath Community Rural and Social Development Partnership GLG

Elements subcontracted to South Tipperary Company Limited & Waterford Area Partnership CLG

Elements subcontracted to South West Mayo Development Company CLG & Roscommon LEADER Partnership

Elements subcontracted to County Kildare Local Employment Service CLG

Elements subcontracted to Dublin Northwest Partnership

Elements subcontracted to Dublin South City Partnership

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service Model and Staffing
Quality criterion (weighting): 32.5%
Quality criterion (name): Implementation
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management, Social Value & Risk
Quality criterion (weighting): 37.5%
Price (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management, Social Value & Risk Management

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-08-16 📅
Name: Cork City Partnership Clg
National registration number: CHY 18003
Postal address: Heron House, Blackpool Retail Park, Cork
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 214302310 📞
E-mail: ddaly@partnershipcork.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.corkcitypartnership.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 15 700 000 EUR 💰
Name: PAUL Partnership Limerick Company Limited by Guarantee
National registration number: Reg. No. 167004 Ch. No. 11117
Postal address: Unit 25a, Tait Business Centre, Domininc Street
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Limerick
Phone: +353 61419388 📞
E-mail: akavanagh@paulpartnership.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.paulpartnership.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 16 800 000 EUR 💰
Name: NEWKD North East and West Kerry Development
National registration number: 454570
Postal address: Aras an Phobail, Criolar na Mistealach
Postal town: Tralee
Postal code: Kerry
Phone: +353 667180190 📞
E-mail: eamonnoreilly@newkd.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.newkd.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 6 900 000 EUR 💰
Name: Monaghan Integrated Development CLG
National registration number: CHY 18564
Postal address: Monaghan Rd
Postal town: Castleblayney
Postal code: Monaghan
E-mail: goconnell@midl.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.midl.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 6 000 000 EUR 💰
Name: Louth Leader Partnership
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Partnership Court
Postal town: Dundalk
Postal code: Park Street
Phone: +353 0429330288 📞
E-mail: ciaran.reid@cllp.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.louthleaderpartnership.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 13 800 000 EUR 💰
Name: Waterford Leader Partnership CLG
National registration number: 189661
Postal address: Lismore Business Park
Postal town: Lismore
Postal code: Waterford
Phone: +353 5854646 📞
E-mail: denise.walsh@wlp.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.wlp.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 11 600 000 EUR 💰
Name: Wexford Local Development
Postal address: Spawell Road
Postal town: Co Wexford
Postal code: Wexford
Phone: +353 539155800 📞
E-mail: bkehoe@wld.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.wld.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 7 000 000 EUR 💰
Name: Kilkenny Leader Partnership Company
Postal address: 8 Patricks Court
Postal town: Kilkenny
Postal code: Patricks Street
Phone: +353 0567752111 📞
E-mail: declan.rice@cklp.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.cklp.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 8 300 000 EUR 💰
Name: Galway City Partnership
National registration number: ChY 13937
Postal address: 3 The Plaza Offices Headford Road
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: Galway
Phone: +353 91773466 📞
E-mail: declan@gcp.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.gcp.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 10 500 000 EUR 💰
Name: Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company Teoranta
National registration number: CHY 18427
Postal address: Lower Mainstreet
Postal town: Foxford
Postal code: Mayo F26V226
E-mail: mariaregan@mayonortheast.com 📧
Internet address: http://mayonortheast.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 9 300 000 EUR 💰
Name: Bray Area Partnership BAP
National registration number: 8253992F
Postal address: First Floor, The Boulevard Quinsborough Road Bray
Postal town: Wicklow
Postal code: Wicklow
Phone: +353 012868266 📞
E-mail: peter@brayareapartnership.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.brayareapartnership.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 13 300 000 EUR 💰
Name: Empower Local Development CLG
National registration number: 240699
Postal address: Unit 106 Dillon House
Postal town: Dublin 15
Postal code: Coolmine Industrial
Phone: +353 18209550 📞
E-mail: aobrien@empower.ie 📧
Internet address: http://https://empower.ie/ 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 11 300 000 EUR 💰
Name: Southside partnership Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
National registration number: CHY 12089
Postal address: The Old Post Office 7 Rock Hill Main Street Blackrock Co Dublin
Postal town: dublin
Postal code: A94 E8R6
E-mail: sharon.commins@sspship.ie 📧
Internet address: http://https://southsidepartnership.ie/ 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 4 700 000 EUR 💰
Name: Ballymun Job Centre Co op Society Ltd
National registration number: CHY8258
Postal address: Ground Floor Civic Centre Main Street Ballymun
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 11
Phone: +353 18667000 📞
E-mail: creedonm@bmunjob.ie 📧
Total value of the procurement: 6 100 000 EUR 💰
Name: Ballyfermot Chapelizod Partnership
National registration number: 20033958
Postal address: 4 Drumfinn Park Ballyfermot
Postal code: Dublin 10
Phone: +353 16235612 📞
E-mail: afitzgerald@bcpartnership.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.bcpartnership.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 15 400 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 26

Reference
Additional information

2 further Lots (Lot 14 + Lot 15) outstanding due to ongoing Contracts negotiations.

Source: OJS 2022/S 179-506974 (2022-09-13)

Contract award notice (2022-09-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 172 300 000 EUR 💰

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-16 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 182-515934
Refers to notice: 2022/S 179-506974
OJ-S issue: 182

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: The provision of an Intreo Partners Local Area Employment Service - Lot 14 Northside
Short description:

The provision of employment assistance and advice services as described in Appendix 1 in the geographical areas stated in Appendix 1 to clients referred by the Department, primarily those who are long-term unemployed clients farthest from the labour market with barriers to labour market participation and that warrant the provision of intensive employment support services , and are in receipt of a social welfare payment, and others that although not long-term unemployed are considered by the Department to warrant the provision of intensive employment support services. Tenderers are required to review Appendix 1 for the full specification and requirements for the Services

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service Model and Staffing
Contract Management, Social Value & Risk Management

Award of contract
Name: Cork City Partnership Clg.
NEWKD (North East & West Kerry Development)
Postal address: 3 The Plaza Offices, Headford Road,
Lower Mainstreet,
Name: Bray Area Partnership (BAP)
Postal address: First Floor, The Boulevard, Quinsborough Road, Bray
The Old Post Office, 7 Rock Hill, Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Name: Northside Partnership
National registration number: CHY 11084
Postal address: Bunratty Drive, Coolock
Postal town: Dublin 17
Postal code: Co.Dublin
Phone: +353 18485630 📞
E-mail: paul.rogers@nspartnership.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.northsidepartnership.ie 🌏
Name: Ballymun Job Centre Co-op Society Ltd
Postal address: Ground Floor, Civic Centre, Main Street, Ballymun

Reference
Additional information
1 further Lot (Lot 15) outstanding due to ongoing Contract negotiations.
Source: OJS 2022/S 182-515934 (2022-09-16)

Contract award notice (2022-10-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 172 300 000 EUR 💰

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-11 📅
Publication date: 2022-10-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 199-566078
Refers to notice: 2022/S 182-515934
OJ-S issue: 199

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: The provision of an Intreo Partners Local Area Employment Service - Lot 15 South Dublin County
Additional information: This Lot was awarded on 26/09/2022, later than other lots in this competition.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-09-26 📅
Name: SDC South Dublin County Partnership Company Limited by Guarantee
Postal address: SDC South Dublin County Partnership Company Limited by Guarantee, County Hall, Block 3, Belgard Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 YNN5.
Phone: +353 14649300 📞
Total value of the procurement: 9 600 000 EUR 💰
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-08-26 📅

Reference
Additional information

(Lot 15) has a later contract conclusion date than other 16 lots due to protracted contract negotiations.

Source: OJS 2022/S 199-566078 (2022-10-11)