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

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...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social research services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“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...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social research services 📦
Additional products/services: Economic research services 📦
Market and economic research; polling and statistics 📦
Research 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 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Maximum renewals: 1
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Economic research services 📦
Market and economic research; polling and statistics 📦
Research 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: 2025-02-28 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-02-28 13:30:00 📅
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 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-02-28 13:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5086109”
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 ✅

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: caroline.mckeown@ncse.ie 📧
Phone: 01 6033200 📞
URL: https://www.ncse.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncse.ie 🌏
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 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5086109 🌏
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 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: caroline.mckeown@ncse.ie 📧
Phone: 01 6033200 📞
URL: https://www.ncse.ie 🌏
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
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 029-090728 (2025-02-07)