The provision of an Intreo Partner National Employment Service

Department of Social Protection

In summary, the Services comprise: 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 newly long-term unemployed clients that warrant the provision of intensive employment support services, and may be in receipt of a primary social welfare payment. Tenderers are required to review Appendix 1 for the full specification and requirements for the Services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-19. The procurement was published on 2022-03-03.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-03-03 Contract notice
2022-04-14 Additional information
2022-10-25 Contract award notice
2022-11-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-03-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Job search services
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: the provision of employment assistance and advice services as described in Appendix 1 in the geographical areas stated in...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Job search services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Job search 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: 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/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: alan.mcgettigan@welfare.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 719148367 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208827&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208827&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-04-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-03-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 047-122488
OJ-S issue: 47

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 142 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 2
Information about lots:
โ€œLot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3โ€
Title of the lot: Lot 1
Lot number: 1
Short description:
โ€œLot 1 - Counties of Cork, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wicklow, Kildare, Offaly and Laois.โ€

โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: the provision of employment assistance and adviceโ€
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โ€œservices as described in Appendix 1 in the geographical areas stated in Appendix 1 toโ€

โ€œclients referred by the Department, primarily those who are long-term unemployedโ€

โ€œclients farthest from the labour market with barriers to labour market participation andโ€

โ€œthat warrant the provision of intensive employment support services , and are in receiptโ€

โ€œof a social welfare payment, and others that although not long-term unemployed areโ€

โ€œconsidered by the Department to warrant the provision of intensive employment supportโ€

โ€œservices. Tenderers are required to review Appendix 1 for the full specification andโ€

โ€œrequirements for the Services.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: 63 900 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods ofโ€

โ€œup to twelve (12) months) each with a maximum of two (2) such extension or extensionsโ€
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โ€œon the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law.โ€
Title of the lot: Lot 2
Lot number: 2
Short description:
โ€œLot 2 - The Counties of Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim,โ€

โ€œDonegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath,โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: 44 900 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Lot 3
Lot number: 3
Short description:
โ€œLot 3 - The County of Dublinโ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: 33 700 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œIrelandโ€

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
Tender validity period: 10 months
Tender opening date: 2022-04-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Alan McGettigan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=208827&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886699 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2022/S 047-122488 (2022-03-03)
Additional information (2022-04-14)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-04-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-04-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 076-208679
Refers to notice: 2022/S 047-122488
OJ-S issue: 76
Additional information

โ€œResponse Deadline extended until 25/04/2022โ€
Source: OJS 2022/S 076-208679 (2022-04-14)
Contract award notice (2022-10-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 1110
Total value of the procurement: 63 900 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-10-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 209-598010
OJ-S issue: 209
Additional information

โ€œOnly Lot 01 Awarded today from this RFT. Negotiations ongoing in relation to Lot 02 & Lot 03 and will be published in due course.โ€

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service Model and Staffing
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Implementation Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management & Risk Management
Price (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Service Model and Staffing
Contract Management, Social Value & Risk Management

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-10-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Turas Nua
National registration number: IE3344143VH
Postal address: Benamore Business Park, Dublin Rd
Postal town: Roscrea
Postal code: Tipperary
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +35 861303431 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: geraldine.rynne@turasnua.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Total value of the procurement: 63 900 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Source: OJS 2022/S 209-598010 (2022-10-25)
Contract award notice (2022-11-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 142 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-11-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 218-624945
Refers to notice: 2022/S 209-598010
OJ-S issue: 218
Additional information

โ€œLot 01 was Awarded initially, with Lots 02 & 03 awarded later due to protracted contract negotiations.โ€

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-10-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland Designated Activity Company
National registration number: 551677
Postal address: 1 Stokes Place
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Phone: +44 08453306573 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: seetecbusinessdevelopment@seetec.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Total value of the procurement: 44 900 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
33 700 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 218-624945 (2022-11-07)