Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Consultancy Support to Monitoring Visits

Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) engages in partnerships with international development NGOs in order to further its policy objectives reflected in Ireland’s Policy for International Development, A Better World. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) operates schemes to support these partnerships, such as Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for A Better World (2023 to 2027) ICSP and Strategic Partnerships. The Department is seeking support with these partnerships, which focus on implementing long-term development, humanitarian and global citizenship interventions overseas and in Ireland. Monitoring visits will be undertaken to build understanding of partners’ work, assess and strengthen progress, acquire mutual learning and deepen the principle of mutual accountability in the partnership. DFA is establishing a framework of consultants to provide technical support to these visits from 2023-2027.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-09. The procurement was published on 2023-10-09.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-10-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-10-09)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 VY53
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Consultancy Support to Monitoring Visits”
Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) engages in partnerships with international development NGOs in order to further its policy objectives reflected in...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 280 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Foreign-affairs services 📦
Additional products/services: Development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Evaluation consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Place of performance: Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) engages in partnerships with international development NGOs in order to further its policy objectives reflected in...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 280 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-11-09 18:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-11-09 18:30 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 198-620885 (2023-10-09)