It is the intention of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) to establish a four-year Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Education Support Workers. The Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) in TUS provides support to students registered with a disability to enable them to achieve their potential. The DLSS requires suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) who will provide notetaking, personal assistance or academic assistance to individual students registered with the service.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-06-13.
The procurement was published on 2023-05-12.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Education Support Workers to TUS.
1616/2023”
Products/services: Special education services📦
Short description:
“It is the intention of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) to establish a four-year Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for...”
Short description
It is the intention of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) to establish a four-year Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Education Support Workers. The Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) in TUS provides support to students registered with a disability to enable them to achieve their potential. The DLSS requires suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) who will provide notetaking, personal assistance or academic assistance to individual students registered with the service.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 9 000 000 💰
It is the intention of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) to establish a four-year Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Education Support Workers. The Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) in TUS provides support to students registered with a disability to enable them to achieve their potential. The DLSS requires suitably qualified Education Support Workers (ESWs) who will provide notetaking, personal assistance or academic assistance to individual students registered with the service.
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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 9 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: This is an on-going service requirement
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on
www.etenders.gov.ie only.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to tender documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to tender documents.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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: 3
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-06-13
14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-12-13 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-06-13
14:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Online Opening of Tenders.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Tenders will be opened by TUS Procurement Officials.
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Following the expiry of the Framework Agreement in four years.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886699📞
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 095-292482 (2023-05-12)
Additional information (2023-06-15)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 095-292482
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2023-06-13 📅
Time: 14:00
New value
Date: 2023-06-27 📅
Time: 14:00
Other additional information
“In the interest of encouraging greater participation in this tender TUS will extend the tender deadline by a further 2 weeks. The revised tender deadline is...”
In the interest of encouraging greater participation in this tender TUS will extend the tender deadline by a further 2 weeks. The revised tender deadline is 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday 27th June, 2023.
The closing date for receipt of queries has also been extended to 2.00 p.m. on Friday 23rd June, 2023.
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Source: OJS 2023/S 117-365719 (2023-06-15)
Contract award notice (2023-09-29) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 900 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Capability & Expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 095-292482
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Educational Support Workers to TUS.”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-09-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Comfort Keepers
National registration number: 01 8797777
Postal address: Unit 4, Woodford Court, Woodford Business Park
Postal town: Dublin 17
Postal code: Santry
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 018797777📞
E-mail: collettegleeson@comfortkeepers.ie📧
Region: Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 150 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 200 000 💰
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Servisource Recruitment
National registration number: 297476
Postal address: Quayside Business Park
Postal town: Dundalk
Postal code: Mill Street
Phone: +42 9368303📞
E-mail: aheffron@servisource.ie📧
URL: http://www.servisource.ie🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 650 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 700 000 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“It should be noted that the demand for this service will fluctuate depending on student needs therefore, TUS cannot guarantee the level of demand that will...”
It should be noted that the demand for this service will fluctuate depending on student needs therefore, TUS cannot guarantee the level of demand that will arise during the duration of this framework.
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Source: OJS 2023/S 191-597350 (2023-09-29)