Support and Capacity Building Programme for Irish Civil Society Organisations to better access EU funds

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha

In summary, the Services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (Managing Agent) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage effectively in a range of European programmes for the three and a half year period 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2027. This is a services contract and the services of a commercial provider are being sought. For the purposes of this tender, civil society organisations should be understood to include NGOs, community-based organisations, trade unions, professional associations, social movements and networks, media, academia as well as city and county councils and regional assemblies. It is expected that tenderers will be familiar with sources of existing EU funding and will also acquaint themselves fully with new funding opportunities as these arise. Tenderers will be expected to be able to provide comprehensive advice on EU funding opportunities to the Irish civil society sector as required under the terms of this RFT. The Managing Agent will publicise these EU funding opportunities and also provide a support service designed to strengthen the capacity of Irish civil society organisations to better understand, apply for, and to succeed in receiving funding through a variety of EU programmes under the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-04-24. The procurement was published on 2024-03-25.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2024-03-25 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-03-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Support and Capacity Building Programme for Irish Civil Society Organisations to better access EU funds
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (Managing Agent) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 875 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the Services required is the provision of a National Contact Point (Managing Agent) to assist Irish civil society organisations to engage...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Foreign-affairs services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Administrative educational services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Adult and other education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Management-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-04-24 18:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-04-24 18:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3291665
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
โ€œPlease see RFTโ€

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ 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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14082000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
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=3291665 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=3291665 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 061-180992 (2024-03-25)