Provision of services under the SEAI’s Schools Energy Workshop Programme under 4 Lots

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to appoint one service provider per Lot to deliver SEAI's nationwide school workshop programme for students and teachers (CPD) to all target groups. This RFT has been divided into the following 4 Lots:
Lot 1. Workshops aimed for Primary School student cohort and their educators.
Lot 2. Workshops aimed for Post Primary School student cohort and their educators.
Lot 3. Workshops aimed for Early Years engagement Development, Management and delivery including content and material development in collaboration with SEAI.
Lot 4. Irish Workshops and provision of translation services into the Irish language.
For more information, please refer to the RFT published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-06. The procurement was published on 2022-11-22.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-22 Contract notice
2023-03-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
National registration number: 9607090 O
Postal address: Three Park Place
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Upper Hatch Street
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Aisling Hall
Phone: +353 18082130 📞
E-mail: aisling.hall@seai.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229283&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229283&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of services under the SEAI’s Schools Energy Workshop Programme under 4 Lots”
Products/services: Education and training services 📦
Short description:
“The objective of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to appoint one service provider per Lot to deliver SEAI's nationwide school workshop programme for...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 150 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Workshops aimed for Primary School student cohort and their educators:
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Energy-efficiency consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Project management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Administrative educational services 📦
Additional products/services: Translation services 📦
Additional products/services: Primary education services 📦
Additional products/services: Pre-school education services 📦
Additional products/services: Secondary education services 📦
Additional products/services: Youth education services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1. Management and Delivery of SEAI Energy Workshops for Primary School student cohort and their educators: • Guzzler Workshops • Senior Primary...”    Show more
Award criteria
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 725 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 3 such extensions on the same...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Workshops aimed for Post Primary School student cohort and their educators
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 2. Management and Delivery of SEAI Energy Workshops for Post Primary School student cohort and their educators: • Junior Cycle workshop • Transition...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 225 000 💰

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Workshops aimed for Early Years & Early Year Sectors
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 3. Early Years engagement Development, Management and delivery including content and material development in collaboration with SEAI.”
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 140 000 💰

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Irish language Workshops & Irish language Schools:
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 4. Workshop programme management and delivery including Irish workshop content and material development in collaboration with SEAI, including occasional...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 60 000 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement 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
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 146-417993
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-06 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-01-06 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 228-653175 (2022-11-22)
Contract award notice (2023-03-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 933 965 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Relevant project experience specific to the Lot applied for
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name):
“Demonstrated expertise of the proposed team in the Irish Education sector, especially in the subject area specific to the Lot applied for”
Quality criterion (name):
“Clear Understanding of tender requirements relevant to the Lot applied for and quality of the approach to delivery of the services required”
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Contract Management and Organisational Capacity to deliver services
Cost criterion (name): Cost of Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 400

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 228-653175

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Workshops aimed for Primary School student cohort and their educators:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-03-08 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: An Taisce
Postal address: Tailor's Hall, Back Lane
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 X2A3
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 648 000 💰

2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Workshops aimed for Post Primary School student cohort and their educators
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 225 450 💰

3️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Workshops aimed for Early Years & Early Year Sectors
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

4️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: Irish language Workshops & Irish language Schools:
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 60 515 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 065-193306 (2023-03-28)