RFT for the supply of Specialist Ergonomic Chairs โ€“ for on-site and remote working staff - supply, deliver & install for the Department of Social Protection

Department of Social Protection

In summary, the Goods comprise:
Supply, delivery and installation of approximately 70* specialist ergonomic chairs per year to the Department of Social Protection. The chairs are required to support the Departmentโ€™s blended working programme and delivery of goods to employee homes or offices will be required. Therefore, all tenders should include for a unit delivery cost to individual employees homes nationally. We estimate the quantity to be delivered is unknown at present โ€“ it depends on recommendations made in ergonomic reports โ€“ following self-assessment survey of all home workers, combined with the requirement to provide duplicate advanced ergonomic chairs for remote workstations.
* Tenderers must note that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-31. The procurement was published on 2023-02-20.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-20 Contract notice
2023-07-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-02-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Office furniture
Short description:
In summary, the Goods comprise: Supply, delivery and installation of approximately 70* specialist ergonomic chairs per year to the Department of Social Protection. The chairs are required to support the Departmentโ€™s blended working programme and delivery of goods to employee homes or offices will be required. Therefore, all tenders should include for a unit delivery cost to individual employees homes nationally. We estimate the quantity to be delivered is unknown at present โ€“ it depends on recommendations made in ergonomic reports โ€“ following self-assessment survey of all home workers, combined with the requirement to provide duplicate advanced ergonomic chairs for remote workstations. * Tenderers must note that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Office furniture ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland 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 Social Protection
Postal address: College Road
Postal code: Ie
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
Internet address: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: edel.mulvihill@welfare.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 10000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-02-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 040-116063
OJ-S issue: 40

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
In summary, the Goods comprise:
Supply, delivery and installation of approximately 70* specialist ergonomic chairs per year to the Department of Social Protection. The chairs are required to support the Departmentโ€™s blended working programme and delivery of goods to employee homes or offices will be required. Therefore, all tenders should include for a unit delivery cost to individual employees homes nationally. We estimate the quantity to be delivered is unknown at present โ€“ it depends on recommendations made in ergonomic reports โ€“ following self-assessment survey of all home workers, combined with the requirement to provide duplicate advanced ergonomic chairs for remote workstations.
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* Tenderers must note that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.
Estimated total value: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority's obligation at Law.
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Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Edel Mulvihill
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Innes Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +35 318886699 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2023/S 040-116063 (2023-02-20)
Contract award notice (2023-07-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 1159
Total value of the procurement: 125 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-07-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 142-454138
Refers to notice: 2023/S 040-116063
OJ-S issue: 142

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Standards and Specifications
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Delivery, including lead times for orders placed
After Sales including contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Green Procurement Initiatives
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-07-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: KOS Ergonomic Solutions
National registration number: 6386364A
Postal address: Tobins Cross
Postal town: Thurles, Co Tipperary
Postal code: Holycross
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 050443341 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: seamus@kos.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.kos.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 125 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Source: OJS 2023/S 142-454138 (2023-07-21)