Training Grant Assessment and Validation Services

IDA Ireland

IDA Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier for the assessment of its clients training grant applications and validation of clients training grant claims. The IDA Ireland Training Grant is focused on assisting IDA Ireland clients to invest in organisational wide training plans that will result in a significant upskilling of their employees and enable the Irish entity receiving the grant to retain its long-term competitiveness.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-12-19. The procurement was published on 2022-11-11.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-11 Contract notice
2023-04-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-11)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: IDA Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Three Park Place
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Hatch Street Upper
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Lorraine Hernon
Phone: +353 16034000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: lorraine.hernon@ida.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.idaireland.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/240 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228507&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228507&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Training Grant Assessment and Validation Services 2224
Products/services: Training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIDA Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier for the assessment of its clients training grant applications and validation of clients training grant claims....โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Specialist training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIDA Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier for the assessment of its clients training grant applications and validation of clients training grant claims....โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œIDA Ireland reserves the right to extend the Initial Contract Term for a period of two (2) years up to a maximum duration of three (3) years on the same...โ€    Show more

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
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As stated in procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-12-19 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-12-19 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 1 year
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 221-636914 (2022-11-11)
Contract award notice (2023-04-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 750 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed approach and methodology for delivery of the Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of the multinational company and its subsidiaries in Ireland
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Quality of and Relevant Experience of Proposed Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œReliability and continuity of service including capability to meet proposed deadlines and schedulesโ€
Cost criterion (name): Total Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 221-636914
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Training Grant Assessment and Validation Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Helix Innovation Partnerships Ltd
National registration number: NI048988
Postal address: Unit 2, The Old Gasworks Business Park Kilmorey Street,
Postal town: Newry
Postal code: BT34 2DH
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: Northern Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 750 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 531360.00
Highest offer: 668160.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 074-223405 (2023-04-11)