Provision of Recruitment Services

Commission for Regulation of Utilities

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU’s mission is to protect the public interest in Water, Energy and Energy Safety. The work of the CRU impacts every Irish home and business. The sectors we regulate underpin Irish economic competitiveness, investment and growth, while also contribute to our international obligations to address climate change.
The CRU is guided by four strategic priorities that sit alongside the core activities we undertake to deliver on the public interest. These are:
• Ensure Security of Supply
• Drive a Low Carbon Future
• Empower and Protect Customers
• Enable our People and Organisational Capacity
A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Appendix 1 of the Request for Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-22. The procurement was published on 2023-01-18.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-18 Contract notice
2023-05-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: The Grain House, The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal town: Tallaght
Postal code: Dublin 24 D24 PXW0
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Katarina Holohan
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
E-mail: kholohan@cru.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.cru.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1232 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232357&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232357&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Recruitment Services 011-03-504
Products/services: Recruitment services 📦
Short description:
“The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU’s mission is to protect the public interest...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 540 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 📦
Additional products/services: Assessment centre services for recruitment 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator. The CRU’s mission is to protect the public interest...”    Show more
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 540 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The contract will be awarded for a twenty-four (24) month period with the option to extend for a further twenty-four (24) month period with a maximum of 1...”    Show more
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The contract will be awarded for a twenty-four (24) month period with the option to extend for a further twenty-four (24) month period with a maximum of 1...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”    Show more
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”    Show more
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”    Show more

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-02-22 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-02-22 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 016-044234 (2023-01-18)
Contract award notice (2023-05-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Currency code: EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 43255.92
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 105374.00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Delivery Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Contract and Relationship Management Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposed Individuals
Price (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 016-044234

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Recruitment Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-05-05 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cpl Solutions Ltd. t/a Talent Evolution Group
Postal address: One Haddington Buildings
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.cpl.com/ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 43255.92
Highest offer: 105374.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 094-288937 (2023-05-11)