Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement services relating to the delivery of a series of virtual or in person events in the international education sector, across various geographic m

Enterprise Ireland

Education in Ireland’ is the national brand, under which Enterprise Ireland promotes Ireland as an international centre of excellence for higher education and a location for world class research. Enterprise Ireland manages the brand on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Education in Ireland engages in the recruitment of international students. Each academic cycle Education in Ireland runs a series of national fairs, aimed at connecting prospective students with Irish HEIs. These events serve to generate leads on behalf of the Irish HEIs, but also to build the brand in the respective markets among students and stakeholders.
The framework agreement will be established, with a single provider, on foot of a competition for an initial contract for the provision of a number of international education virtual and face to face events of different types across multiple geographic regions.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-23. The procurement was published on 2023-02-20.

Suppliers

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

• BMi Globaled Ltd

Who?

• Enterprise Ireland

What?

• Miscellaneous business and business-related services › Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-02-20	Contract notice
2023-12-14	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2023-02-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
Reference number: 2022/33
Short description:

Education in Ireland’ is the national brand, under which Enterprise Ireland promotes Ireland as an international centre of excellence for higher education and a location for world class research. Enterprise Ireland manages the brand on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Education in Ireland engages in the recruitment of international students. Each academic cycle Education in Ireland runs a series of national fairs, aimed at connecting prospective students with Irish HEIs. These events serve to generate leads on behalf of the Irish HEIs, but also to build the brand in the respective markets among students and stakeholders. The framework agreement will be established, with a single provider, on foot of a competition for an initial contract for the provision of a number of international education virtual and face to face events of different types across multiple geographic regions.

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: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 📦
Additional CPV: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: Enterprise Ireland
Postal address: The Plaza
Postal code: East Point Business
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com 🌏
E-mail: tenders@greenville.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14020114 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233854&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233854&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-03-23 📅
Publication date: 2023-02-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 040-117413
OJ-S issue: 40
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of responses and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID. 232765

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Education in Ireland engages in the recruitment of international students. Each academic cycle Education in Ireland runs a series of national fairs, aimed at connecting prospective students with Irish HEIs. These events serve to generate leads on behalf of the Irish HEIs, but also to build the brand in the respective markets among students and stakeholders.

Estimated total value: 2 400 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

‘Education in Ireland’ is the national brand, under which Enterprise Ireland promotes Ireland as an international centre of excellence for higher education and a location for world class research. Enterprise Ireland manages the brand on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

As the national brand, Education in Ireland supports the internationalisation plans of its members; the Irish higher education institutions. A key component of that is engaging in the recruitment of international students. Each academic cycle Education in Ireland runs a series of national fairs, aimed at connecting prospective students with Irish HEIs. These events serve to generate leads on behalf of the Irish HEIs, but also to build the brand in the respective markets among students and stakeholders.

The framework agreement will be established, with a single provider, on foot of a competition for an initial contract for the provision of a number of international education virtual and face to face events of different types across multiple geographic regions. As the international education sector moves towards a mixed model of student recruitment, and stakeholder engagement blending face to face, with virtual events, the initial contract may involve up to 12 virtual events and two face to face events per 12-month recruitment cycle, across a number of geographic markets, as set out in the RFT. Most events will take place between September and March of each year, including some on weekend and weekday evenings. The types of virtual events include student recruitment fairs, webinars / briefings and B2B networking events. Events would typically have a duration of between two (2) and four (4) hours.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 400 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of responses and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID. 232765

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Enterprise Irelands Head Office, Dublin 3 and worldwide

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
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: 2023-03-23 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Greenville on behalf of Enterprise Ireland
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233854&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

Etenders RFT ID: 232765

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.

3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:

• There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload.

• In order to submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that you must click “Submit Response”. After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the RFT deadline has expired. Suppliers should be aware that the “Submit Response” button will be disabled automatically upon expiration of the response deadline.

• Suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload and submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should take into account the fact that upload speeds vary.

• If you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply.com or Telephone: 353(0)21 2439277 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT). All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie.

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

As set out in section 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities’ Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations SI 130/2010, as amended.

Source: OJS 2023/S 040-117413 (2023-02-20)

Contract award notice (2023-12-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Education in Ireland’ is the national brand, under which Enterprise Ireland promotes Ireland as an international centre of excellence for higher education and a location for world class research. Enterprise Ireland manages the brand on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Education in Ireland engages in the recruitment of international students. Each academic cycle Education in Ireland runs a series of national fairs, aimed at connecting prospective students with Irish HEIs. These events serve to generate leads on behalf of the Irish HEIs, but also to build the brand in the respective markets among students and stakeholders. The framework agreement was established, with a single provider, on foot of a competition for an initial contract for the provision of a number of international education virtual and face to face events of different types across multiple geographic regions.

Total value of the procurement: 2 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-12-14 📅
Publication date: 2023-12-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 244-767254
Refers to notice: 2023/S 040-117413
OJ-S issue: 244

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The framework agreement was established, with a single provider, on foot of a competition for an initial contract for the provision of a number of international education virtual and face to face events of different types across multiple geographic…

… regions.

… regions. As the international education sector moves towards a mixed model of student recruitment, and stakeholder engagement blending face to face, with virtual events, the initial contract may involve up to 12 virtual events and two face to face events per 12-month recruitment cycle, across a number of geographic markets, as set out in the RFT. Most events will take place between September and March of each year, including some on weekend and weekday evenings. The types of virtual events include student recruitment fairs, webinars / briefings and B2B networking events. Events would typically have a duration of between two (2) and four (4) hours.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for Delivery of the Service Addressing the Scope of Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management Proposal incl Service Level Agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Balance of Resources Proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-08-31 📅
Name: BMi Globaled Ltd
National registration number: GB 327 1775 92
Postal address: 26 Red Lion Square,
Postal town: London
Postal code: AL1 5LD
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: rupert@bmiglobaled.com 📧
Country: London 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.bmiglobaled.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 2 400 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2023/S 244-767254 (2023-12-14)

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