Bespoke Competition for the provision of General and Special Education Needs (SEN) Classroom Loose Furniture.Classroom Loose Furniture

The Department of Education

Request for Tenders to establish Single Supplier Contracts and a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of General and Special Education Needs (SEN) Classroom Loose Furniture.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-06. The procurement was published on 2023-01-23.

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-23 Contract notice
2023-02-28 Additional information
2023-09-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Department of Education
National registration number: The Department of Education
Postal address: Marlborough Street,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: DC01 RC96
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: OGP Support
Phone: +353 17338000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232678&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232678&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œBespoke Competition for the provision of General and Special Education Needs (SEN) Classroom Loose Furniture.Classroom Loose Furniture PROJ000008367โ€
Products/services: School furniture ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œRequest for Tenders to establish Single Supplier Contracts and a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of General and Special Education Needs...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 27 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Scope of the procurement
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
โ€œUnder this competition, Tenderers can apply for all Lots but Tenderers will be limited in the number of Lots between Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 they can be awarded....โ€    Show more

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: School furniture ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSingle Supplier, Direct drawdown, up to โ‚ฌ100,000 per Client, over 4 Years, Connacht & Ulsterโ€
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 2 200 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to Twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSingle Supplier, Direct drawdown, up to โ‚ฌ100,000 per Client, over 4 Years, Leinster (excluding Dublin).โ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSingle Supplier, Direct drawdown, up to โ‚ฌ100,000 per Client, over 4 Years, Dublin.โ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 4.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSingle Supplier, Direct drawdown, up to โ‚ฌ100,000 per Client, over 4 Years, Munster.โ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 5.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œMulti-Supplier Framework Agreement, where the requirement is for a value above โ‚ฌ100,000 per Client, over 4 Years, Nationwide.โ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 9 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 231657)
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: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 231657)

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 199-562076
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-06 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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-06 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #231657)โ€
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18866000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2023/S 020-053333 (2023-01-23)
Additional information (2023-02-28)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 020-053333

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Section IV.2.2.
Lot Identification Number: All Lots
Old value
Date: 2023-03-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information

โ€œThe closing date for the receipt of Queries is extended to 12:00 Noon 06 March 2023. The closing date for the receipt of Tenders is extended to 12:00 Noon...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 045-131292 (2023-02-28)
Contract award notice (2023-09-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Minister for Education

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 27 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Description
Main site or place of performance: Connacht & Ulster
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer's Contract Management Plan Proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer's Quality Management Plan Proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Tenderer's Environmental Practices & Social Clauses Plan Proposal
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 500
Description
Main site or place of performance: Leinster (excluding Dublin)
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Main site or place of performance: Munster
Main site or place of performance: Nationwide

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 020-053333

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot 1.
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-08-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: G. Morgan & Sons Ltd
National registration number: IE 9Z17184A VAT
Postal address: Ballymakenny Road
Postal town: Drogheda
Postal code: Drogheda
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 0419838068 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: accounts@gmf.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 0419839553 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.gmf.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot 2.
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Peter Walsh & Sons (Manuf) Ltd
National registration number: IE82979235H
Postal address: Three Castles
Postal town: Kilkenny
Postal code: Co. Kilkenny
Phone: +353 0567767622 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: info@pwalshandsons.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 0567767881 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.pwalshandsons.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Title: Lot 3.
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Title: Lot 4.
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Lot Identification Number: 5
Title: Lot 5.
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 180-562295 (2023-09-14)