Provision of Education Support Workers & Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (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.

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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-04-08 Contract notice
2022-08-02 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-04-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Higher education services
Reference number: ESWSLI2022
Short description:
โ€œThe TUS (Technological University of the Shannon) Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) provides support to students registered with a disability...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Higher education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Interpretation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM)
Postal address: Moylish Park
Postal code: Limerick
Postal town: Limerick
Contact
Internet address: https://tus.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: jacintha.burns@lit.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 879438961 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211014&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211014&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-05-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-04-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 073-195786
OJ-S issue: 73
Additional information

โ€œTUS Evaluation Teamโ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 220 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots:
โ€œService Providers may tender for one or both lots included in this competition.โ€
Title of the lot: Provision of Education Support Workers to TUSMM
Lot number: 1
Short description:
โ€œThe TUS Disability Service requires a contract service provider that can source and provide suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) to support...โ€    Show more

โ€œ1. Notetakersโ€
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โ€œ2. Academic Assistantโ€

โ€œ3. Personal Care Assistantโ€

โ€œ4. Academic Personal Assistantโ€

โ€œ5. Laboratory Assistant.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 9 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œTUS reserve the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to one academic year with a maximum of four such extensionsโ€
Title of the lot: Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM
Lot number: 2
Short description:
โ€œThe TUS Disability Service requires a contract service provider that can provide Sign Language Interpretation services. The primary responsibility of a Sign...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 70 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of renewals:
โ€œTUS 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.โ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œLImerick, Athlone, Thurles, Clonmelโ€

โ€œLimerick, Athloneโ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease refer to Tender Documentsโ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to Tender Documentsโ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2022-11-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2022-05-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Online
Additional information:
โ€œTUS Evaluation Teamโ€

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 3793434QH
Contact
Contact point: Jacintha Burns
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/200861 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=211014&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
โ€œ5 yearsโ€

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886699 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 073-195786 (2022-04-08)
Contract award notice (2022-08-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œAward of Contract for the provision of Education Support Workers & Sign Language Interpretation Services to TUSMM. The TUS (Technological University of the...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 817 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-08-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-08-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 150-429660
Refers to notice: 2022/S 073-195786
OJ-S issue: 150

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Capability & Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Price (weighting): 40%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Servisource Recruitment
National registration number: 297476
Postal address: Quayside Business Park
Postal town: Dundalk
Postal code: Mill Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +42 9368303 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: aheffron@servisource.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.servisource.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 667 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-07-22 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: bookings@islinterpreting.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.islinterpreting.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2022/S 150-429660 (2022-08-02)