The delivery of the SKILL Programme (Securing Knowledge Intra Lifelong Learning): Education, Training and Development for Support Staff in the Irish Health Service

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The Health Service Executive’s requirement for delivery of the SKILL (Securing Knowledge Intro Lifelong Learning) Programme exists within the context of the need to design and deliver a Programme to
• Enable support staff to update and extend their knowledge, skills and experience in order to make them more effective and efficient in the jobs they perform and consequently improving services to patients/clients.
• Develop areas of expertise to progress the “skill mix” requirements and the People Strategy of the Health Services and to optimize the resources available within the Health Services having regard to workforce and succession planning issues.
• Information on the HSE SKILL Programme is available on the HSE website.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-09. The procurement was published on 2022-05-10.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-05-10 Contract notice
2022-12-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-05-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Education and training services
Reference number: 17950
Short description:
The Health Service Executive’s requirement for delivery of the SKILL (Securing Knowledge Intro Lifelong Learning) Programme exists within the context of the need to design and deliver a Programme to • Enable support staff to update and extend their knowledge, skills and experience in order to make them more effective and efficient in the jobs they perform and consequently improving services to patients/clients. • Develop areas of expertise to progress the “skill mix” requirements and the People Strategy of the Health Services and to optimize the resources available within the Health Services having regard to workforce and succession planning issues. • Information on the HSE SKILL Programme is available on the HSE website.
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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: Education and training services 📦
Additional CPV: Personnel-training 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office
Postal code: Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
E-mail: peter.mcgowan@hse.ie 📧
Phone: +353 0871320484 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210897&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210897&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-05-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-06-09 📅
Publication date: 2022-05-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 093-255527
OJ-S issue: 93
Additional information
The Contracting Authority anticipates that this Contract will be award for an initial period of 48 months with the option of 2 x 18 months extensions (Total contract duration including extensions total 84 months). Please note after the first year there will be a review of the contract and a review will take place every 18 months thereafter.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Health Service Executive’s requirement for delivery of the SKILL (Securing Knowledge Intro Lifelong Learning) Programme exists within the context of the need to design and deliver a Programme to
• Enable support staff to update and extend their knowledge, skills and experience in order to make them more effective and efficient in the jobs they perform and consequently improving services to patients/clients.
• Develop areas of expertise to progress the “skill mix” requirements and the People Strategy of the Health Services and to optimize the resources available within the Health Services having regard to workforce and succession planning issues.
• Information on the HSE SKILL Programme is available on the HSE website.
The Health Service Executive’s requirement for delivery of the SKILL (Securing Knowledge Intro Lifelong Learning) Programme exists within the context of the need to design and deliver a Programme to • Enable support staff to update and extend their knowledge, skills and experience in order to make them more effective and efficient in the jobs they perform and consequently improving services to patients/clients. • Develop areas of expertise to progress the “skill mix” requirements and the People Strategy of the Health Services and to optimize the resources available within the Health Services having regard to workforce and succession planning issues. • Where appropriate to enable support staff to develop new skills and knowledge to fulfil higher level duties. • Provide support staff with an opportunity to return to learning and acquire a QQI accredited qualification that ensures they have the necessary competencies required for their role meeting all the quality standards required for effective patient/client care. • Guide support staff in their personal development and career planning and through providing a professional qualification which ensures greater mobility and flexibility to enhance their career opportunities. All the modules developed by the SKILL Programme in conjunction with subject matter experts have been rigorously and independently evaluated to validate their relevance and appropriateness to the competency frameworks and the Health Service context. Module development is integral to the SKILL initiative. Information on the HSE SKILL Programme is available on the HSE website.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 84 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods as outlined in the procurement documents and such extension or extensions will be on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
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Additional information:
The Contracting Authority anticipates that this Contract will be award for an initial period of 48 months with the option of 2 x 18 months extensions (Total contract duration including extensions total 84 months). Please note after the first year there will be a review of the contract and a review will take place every 18 months thereafter.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Accelerated procedure: The existing contract is due to expire in May 2022.
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: 2022-06-10 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Mc Gowan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=210897&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 84 MONTHS

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 093-255527 (2022-05-10)
Contract award notice (2022-12-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 910 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-09 📅
Publication date: 2022-12-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 241-693966
Refers to notice: 2022/S 093-255527
OJ-S issue: 241

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Tenderer’s proposal having regard to Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price (weighting): 40

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-10-01 📅
Name: Irish Times Training
Postal address: The Irish Times Building 24-28 Tara Street
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 910 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: The High Court, The Four Courts, Dublin 7, Republic of Ireland
Source: OJS 2022/S 241-693966 (2022-12-09)