Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs administers the CSF and is responsible for quality assurance and ensuring value for money and accountability. A focus on project cycle management is at the core of how CSU manages its grants and partnerships with NGOs. This includes the appraisal, approval, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of work and partners. In order to support the quality assurance process and best practice, CSU is establishing a Framework of consultants to provide technical support for the management of partner’s approved projects under the CSF. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide high quality technical input/support to ensure that best practice quality standards are coherently applied across all stages of the Civil Society Fund project cycle. This consultancy will encompass a range of specific skills to support the appraisal, approval, financial review, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as processes supporting the effective management of the funding to the NGOs in receipt of Civil Society Fund grants.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-09-11. The procurement was published on 2024-08-12.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2024-08-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-08-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund
Short description:
The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs administers the CSF and is responsible for quality assurance and ensuring value for money and accountability. A focus on project cycle management is at the core of how CSU manages its grants and partnerships with NGOs. This includes the appraisal, approval, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of work and partners. In order to support the quality assurance process and best practice, CSU is establishing a Framework of consultants to provide technical support for the management of partner’s approved projects under the CSF. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide high quality technical input/support to ensure that best practice quality standards are coherently applied across all stages of the Civil Society Fund project cycle. This consultancy will encompass a range of specific skills to support the appraisal, approval, financial review, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as processes supporting the effective management of the funding to the NGOs in receipt of Civil Society Fund grants.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR 💰
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 4 years
Duration
Start date: 2025-01-01 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-09-11 18:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-09-11 18:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4112131
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-09-11 18:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4112131
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please refer to the CFT documents
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
National registration number: Department of Foreign Affairs
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Postal code: D02 VY53
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4112131 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4112131 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 157-486816 (2024-08-12)
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