Administration of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa is seeking appropriate expertise to administer and manage the second phase of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. The Embassy of Ireland developed the Tech Challenge to leverage Irelandโ€™s expertise and experience in technology and innovation to support South Africaโ€™s economic development and to foster connections between the South African and Irish tech ecosystems. The Tech Challenge identifies a number of high-potential impact-driven South African tech start-ups each year and provides them with a curated mentoring and acceleration programme in the Irish tech ecosystem.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-24. The procurement was published on 2023-02-22.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-22 Contract notice
2023-06-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Administration services
Short description:
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa is seeking appropriate expertise to administer and manage the second phase of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. The Embassy of Ireland developed the Tech Challenge to leverage Irelandโ€™s expertise and experience in technology and innovation to support South Africaโ€™s economic development and to foster connections between the South African and Irish tech ecosystems. The Tech Challenge identifies a number of high-potential impact-driven South African tech start-ups each year and provides them with a curated mentoring and acceleration programme in the Irish tech ecosystem.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Administrative educational services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: za 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 Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234645&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234645&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-03-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-02-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 041-121090
OJ-S issue: 41

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 260 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 260 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Republic of South Africa

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2023-03-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 16:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Criteria 1 - Demonstrated Understanding of the requirement as evidenced by their Work Plan and Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Criteria 2 - Demonstrated relevant experience and expertise in the delivery of these services
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Cost criterion (name): Criteria 3 - Pricing
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234645&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2023/S 041-121090 (2023-02-22)
Contract award notice (2023-06-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 260 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-06-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 115-360364
Refers to notice: 2023/S 041-121090
OJ-S issue: 115

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-06-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Wits Incubator Pty Ltd
Postal address: Wits University, Braamfontein
Postal town: Johannesburg
Country: South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Total value of the procurement: 260 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
Source: OJS 2023/S 115-360364 (2023-06-12)