The TUS (Technological University of the Shannon) Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) provides support to students registered with a disability to enable them to achieve their potential. The DLSS requires suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) who will provide notetaking, personal assistance or academic assistance to individual students registered with the service. The DLSS would also like to put in place an Irish Sign Language Interpretation service, should the need arise.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-10.
The procurement was published on 2022-04-08.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Education Support Workers & Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM
ESWSLI2022”
Products/services: Higher education services📦
Short description:
“The TUS (Technological University of the Shannon) Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) provides support to students registered with a disability...”
Short description
The TUS (Technological University of the Shannon) Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) provides support to students registered with a disability to enable them to achieve their potential. The DLSS requires suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) who will provide notetaking, personal assistance or academic assistance to individual students registered with the service. The DLSS would also like to put in place an Irish Sign Language Interpretation service, should the need arise.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 220 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Scope of the procurement
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Service Providers may tender for one or both lots included in this competition.
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Education Support Workers to TUSMM
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Interpretation services📦
Additional products/services: Special education services📦
Additional products/services: Adult and other education services📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous health services📦
Additional products/services: Other community, social and personal services📦
Additional products/services: Other services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: LImerick, Athlone, Thurles, Clonmel
Description of the procurement:
“The TUS Disability Service requires a contract service provider that can source and provide suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) to support...”
Description of the procurement
The TUS Disability Service requires a contract service provider that can source and provide suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) to support individual students registered with the Disability Service. Educational Support Workers include:
1. Notetakers
2. Academic Assistant
3. Personal Care Assistant
4. Academic Personal Assistant
5. Laboratory Assistant.
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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 150 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 9
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“TUS reserve the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to one academic year with a maximum of four such extensions”
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Main site or place of performance: Limerick, Athlone
Description of the procurement:
“The TUS Disability Service requires a contract service provider that can provide Sign Language Interpretation services. The primary responsibility of a Sign...”
Description of the procurement
The TUS Disability Service requires a contract service provider that can provide Sign Language Interpretation services. The primary responsibility of a Sign Language Interpreter is to facilitate communication between a student who is deaf and the TUS community. In most cases, a Sign Language Interpreter will also facilitate targeted language support for a student who is deaf should the need arise.
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 70 000 💰
Description
Description of renewals:
“TUS reserve the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to one academic year with a maximum of four such extensions.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to Tender Documents
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to Tender Documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-05-10
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-11-09 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-05-10
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Online
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): TUS Evaluation Team
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886699📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 073-195786 (2022-04-08)
Contract award notice (2022-08-02) Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Contract Award for Provision of Education Support Workers & Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM
ESWSLI2022”
Short description:
“Award of Contract for the provision of Education Support Workers & Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM. The TUS (Technological University of the...”
Short description
Award of Contract for the provision of Education Support Workers & Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM. The TUS (Technological University of the Shannon) Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) provides support to students registered with a disability to enable them to achieve their potential. The DLSS requires suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) who will provide notetaking, personal assistance or academic assistance to individual students registered with the service. The DLSS would also like to put in place an Irish Sign Language Interpretation service, should the need arise.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 817 500 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Capability & Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Price (weighting): 40%
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 073-195786
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Provision of Education Support Workers to TUSMM
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-07-01 📅
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: Servisource Recruitment
National registration number: 297476
Postal address: Quayside Business Park
Postal town: Dundalk
Postal code: Mill Street
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +42 9368303📞
E-mail: aheffron@servisource.ie📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.servisource.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 670 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 667 500 💰
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-07-22 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Irish Sign Language Interpreting
National registration number: IE 6819967P
Postal address: Drumbollogue, Drumcong
Postal town: Carrick-on-Shannon
Postal code: Co. Leitrim
Phone: +353 719622577📞
E-mail: bookings@islinterpreting.ie📧
URL: http://www.islinterpreting.ie🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 300 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 150 000 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 150-429660 (2022-08-02)