Funding Application Appraisal, Appeals and Reviews Services 0278

Pobal

Pobal are seeking providers of funding applications appraisal and appeals services to assist Pobal in peak periods where there are multiple funding application appraisals, reviews or appeals to be completed.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-06-21. The procurement was published on 2024-05-21.

Who?

• Pobal

What?

• Administration services › Administrative services of agencies
• Administration services › General public services
• Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations › Services furnished by business organisations
• Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations › Services furnished by professional organisations

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2024-05-21	Contract notice

Contract notice (2024-05-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Funding Application Appraisal, Appeals and Reviews Services 0278
Short description:

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Administrative services of agencies 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 12 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 4

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Funding applications Appraisal and Review Services – small
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using eTenders Resource ID – 3631685 Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log-in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop-down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission. When finalising your tender submission please upload your final response as a ZIP file as individual documents may lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not necessarily imply you have successfully submitted your response. There is a maximum upload limit of 250MB per file and 500MB per tender submission. Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU-Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours). Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email, post, messaging system on etenders or hand delivery) will not be accepted. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response The estimated maximum value of the framework including all extensions is set at €12 million (excluding VAT). It is emphasised, however, that these figures are provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement. The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition. Where applicable, please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type, or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended. At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using eTenders Resource ID – 3631685

Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log-in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop-down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission.
When finalising your tender submission please upload your final response as a ZIP file as individual documents may lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not necessarily imply you have successfully submitted your response.
There is a maximum upload limit of 250MB per file and 500MB per tender submission.
Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU-Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline.
If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours).
Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email, post, messaging system on etenders or hand delivery) will not be accepted.
All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
The estimated maximum value of the framework including all extensions is set at €12 million (excluding VAT). It is emphasised, however, that these figures are provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement.
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
Where applicable, please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type, or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Additional products/services:

General public services 📦

Services furnished by business organisations 📦

Services furnished by professional organisations 📦

Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:

The framework agreement will be for a 12-month period. 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 three (3) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Funding applications Appraisal and Review Services - large
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Funding applications Checks/Light Analysis and Review Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4️⃣
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Funding applications Review and Appeals
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-06-21 11:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-06-21 11:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3631685
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 7
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-06-21 11:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3631685
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 consult the selection criteria in the procurement documentation available on eTenders.

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful tenderers
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: Please consult the tender documentation available on eTenders.

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Pobal
National registration number: Unknown
Postal address: Holbrook House, Holles Street, Dublin 2,
Postal code: D02 EY84
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: tenders@pobal.ie 📧
Phone: +353 15117000 📞
URL: https://www.pobal.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.pobal.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3631685 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3631685 🌏
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 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: In line with Statutory Instrument 130/2016
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 098-299621 (2024-05-21)

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