THR064F Single Supplier Framework Contracts for the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services

The Office of Government Procurement

The Office of Government Procurement, on behalf of The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is seeking submissions for the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services.
In summary, the services comprise of the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services, to be provided nationwide to eligible entities (defined below) in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, and to any bodies that become subject to Freedom of Information legislation, whether under the 2014 Act; upon their creation or by way of any subsequent Statutory Instrument (SI), or amendment to the Freedom of Information Act.
This single supplier framework will be divided into two [2] lots (each a โ€œLotโ€) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate contract (each a โ€œFramework Contractโ€).
Lot 1:
Category A: Public Access to Information - Support and Administration
Category B: Decision Maker Training
Lot 2:
Expert Level Training

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-28. The procurement was published on 2023-03-27.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-27 Contract notice
2023-09-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-03-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Education and training services
Reference number: PROJ000007886
Short description:
The Office of Government Procurement, on behalf of The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is seeking submissions for the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services. In summary, the services comprise of the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services, to be provided nationwide to eligible entities (defined below) in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, and to any bodies that become subject to Freedom of Information legislation, whether under the 2014 Act; upon their creation or by way of any subsequent Statutory Instrument (SI), or amendment to the Freedom of Information Act. This single supplier framework will be divided into two [2] lots (each a โ€œLotโ€) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate contract (each a โ€œFramework Contractโ€). Lot 1: Category A: Public Access to Information - Support and Administration Category B: Decision Maker Training Lot 2: Expert Level Training
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Legal advisory and information services 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: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17738000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=238031&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=238031&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-04-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 065-194452
OJ-S issue: 65

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Office of Government Procurement, on behalf of The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is seeking submissions for the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services.
In summary, the services comprise of the provision of Freedom of Information Training Services, to be provided nationwide to eligible entities (defined below) in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, and to any bodies that become subject to Freedom of Information legislation, whether under the 2014 Act; upon their creation or by way of any subsequent Statutory Instrument (SI), or amendment to the Freedom of Information Act.
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This single supplier framework will be divided into two [2] lots (each a โ€œLotโ€) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate contract (each a โ€œFramework Contractโ€).
Lot 1:
Category A: Public Access to Information - Support and Administration
Category B: Decision Maker Training
Lot 2:
Expert Level Training
Estimated total value: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 1
Information about lots: As per section 1.3 of the RFT document.
Title of the lot: Cat A: Public Access to Information-Support and Administration Cat B: Decision Maker Training
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 640 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of
up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension or extensions on the
same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The
Term will not exceed four [4] years in aggregate.
Title of the lot: Expert Level Training
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 360 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 236765)
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 236765)

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-04-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tendererโ€™s approach in relation to content and delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tendererโ€™s approach in relation to resources and training personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tendererโ€™s approach in relation to contract administration
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the tendererโ€™s approach in relation to learning outcomes and evaluation
Cost criterion (name): Price of services
Cost criterion (weighting): 600
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
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Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Contact
Contact point: OGP Support
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=238031&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18866000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2023/S 065-194452 (2023-03-27)
Contract award notice (2023-09-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 776 070 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-09-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 173-540201
Refers to notice: 2023/S 065-194452
OJ-S issue: 173

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-08-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: AllOne Corporate Solutions Ltd
National registration number: 535791
Postal address: 11 Patrick Street
Postal town: Kilkenny
Postal code: Kilkenny
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 876828733 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sinead@alloneltd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Total value of the procurement: 630 720 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Public Affairs Ireland
National registration number: 359906
Postal address: Block B, The Steelworks, Foley Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 1
Phone: +353 18773910 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: inhousetraining@pai.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.pai.ie ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 145 350 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 173-540201 (2023-09-04)