Request for Tender to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision of a Virtual Learning Facility

Louth and Meath Education & Training Board

LMETB proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of a Virtual Learning Facility. The platform must deliver a blended learning approach providing content in multiple mediums via editable learning pathways.
The contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months subject to 2 such extensions.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-20. The procurement was published on 2023-02-13.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-13 Contract notice
2023-04-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Louth and Meath Education & Training Board
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Abbey Road
Postal town: Co Meath
Postal code: Navan
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: MaryG Keane
Phone: +353 469021447 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mkeane@lmetb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.lmetb.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/398 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233995&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=233995&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tender to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision of a Virtual Learning Facility 2022/90โ€
Products/services: Information technology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œLMETB proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of a Virtual Learning...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Software package and information systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Communication software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Communication software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: IT software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information technology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: E-learning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Abbey Road, Navan, Co. Meath.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œLMETB proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of a Virtual Learning...โ€    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 600 000 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
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: option to extend for 1 year subject to a maximum of 2 such extensions.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As per the tender documents
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-20 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2024-03-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-20 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Electronically
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure):
โ€œA member of the Board of LMETB, a member of the Senior Management Team and a staff member.โ€

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 035-100220 (2023-02-13)
Contract award notice (2023-04-05)
Object
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œQuality and fitness for purpose of the goods and services proposed and understanding our requirementsโ€
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Service Level/Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Delivery schedules offered/installation
Quality criterion (name): Trainig, support and maintennace
Price (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 035-100220

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tender to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision of a Virtual Learning Facilityโ€
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Source: OJS 2023/S 070-206656 (2023-04-05)