Request for Tender for the provision of services for research on the use of generative AI in the context of teacher-based and external central assessment for high-stakes certification of achievements.

Contract notice (2025-01-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for the provision of services for research on the use of generative AI in the context of teacher-based and external central assessment for high-stakes certification of achievements.
Short description: Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Education and training services 📦
Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Furnishing of sustainable practices and environmental policy as per RFT
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Social objective promoted: Accessibility for all
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: Not applicable to the nature of the service. Research work
Main site or place of performance: As above
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 12 months
Duration
Start date: 2025-03-07 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Education and training services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-02-06 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-02-06 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4919171
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-02-06 12:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4919171
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: MEAT: As per award critera in attached RFT
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Business activities are suspended

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: State Examinations Commission
National registration number: 1301
Postal address: Cornamaddy
Postal code: NN37 TP65
Postal town: Athlone
Region: Midland 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: scr@examinations.ie
E-mail: mark.shanahan@examinations.ie 📧
Phone: 0906442435 📞
URL: https://www.examinations.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.examinations.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4919171 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4919171 🌏
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
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 1 week of evaluation after presenation.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 006-011389 (2025-01-08)