Research: Exploring the factors behind the growth in demand for special school and special class places

National Council for Special Education

The NCSE wishes to commission a research study to explore the reasons why and the factors that have led to the significant growth in demand for special class and special school places in Ireland in the past two decades and in particular since 2015.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-02-28. The procurement was published on 2025-02-07.

Who? What? Where?
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  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-02-07 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-02-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Research: Exploring the factors behind the growth in demand for special school and special class places
Short description:
The NCSE wishes to commission a research study to explore the reasons why and the factors that have led to the significant growth in demand for special class and special school places in Ireland in the past two decades and in particular since 2015.
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social research services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Using electronic documents. No paper copies submitted.
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 included
Green Procurement Criteria: EU Green Public Procurement criteria
Town: Trim
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Maximum renewals: 1
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-02-28 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-02-28 13:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5086109
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-02-28 13:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5086109
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Council for Special Education
National registration number: na
Postal address: 1-2 Mill Street
Postal code: C15 P2KC
Postal town: Trim
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: caroline.mckeown@ncse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 6033200 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ncse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5086109 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5086109 ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Contact research@ncse.ie for info
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 029-090728 (2025-02-07)