Provision of the Design, Development and implementation of an NFQ accredited educational programme for GSOC staff

Garda Sรญochรกna Ombudsman Commission

The GSOC Learning and Development Governance Group (LDGG) has overall responsibility for learning and development policy within GSOC and for the design, delivery and implementation of training policies and programmes. The GSOC Learning and Development Strategy 2021-2024 sets out our vision for the development of a learning culture and outlines a range of objectives and interventions to achieve this strategy. Central to this is the provision of an accredited training programme which will enhance staff understanding of GSOCโ€™s work and develop the professional competence, knowledge and skills to deliver our services to the quality and standards required. We wish to appoint a service provider to work in partnership with us to design, develop and deliver an accredited training solution to meet our needs. It is envisaged that this would be a multi-annual, multi-layered approach which will meet the needs of different staff โ€“ with different experience, operating in different roles and at different levels in the organisation, commencing in Q1 2024. GSOC requires that the programme be accredited by an appropriate body under the National Framework of Qualifications, European Qualifications Framework or other comparable and recognised framework. In light of plans under consideration by GSOC for the development of an apprenticeship scheme for investigators, it is likely that this accredited programme would form an integral part of such a programme and would be required to meet the requisite academic requirements. In developing this solution, we would expect to undertake competency and learning needs assessments with a view to identifying the learning and development needs of GSOC staff at different levels and in different roles, and to delivering a set of phased, modular training interventions to meet those needs. The resulting programme will contribute to meeting a number of the objectives in our Learning and Development Strategy, including to provide structured learning and development opportunities to staff taking up new roles and appointments throughout their induction period, to support the continuing professional development of staff by refreshing their skills and knowledge and to facilitate career progression

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-08-24. The procurement was published on 2023-07-24.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-24 Contract notice
2023-08-14 Additional information
Contract notice (2023-07-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Garda Sรญochรกna Ombudsman Commission
Postal address: 150 Upper Abbey Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Sharon Holland
Phone: +353 8716300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sharon.holland@gsoc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gardaombudsman.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of the Design, Development and implementation of an NFQ accredited educational programme for GSOC staffโ€
Products/services: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe GSOC Learning and Development Governance Group (LDGG) has overall responsibility for learning and development policy within GSOC and for the design,...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Training programme services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Vocational training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Specialist training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Staff training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe GSOC Learning and Development Governance Group (LDGG) has overall responsibility for learning and development policy within GSOC and for the design,...โ€    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 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration
Start date: 2023-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2025-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of two (2) such...โ€    Show more
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement 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
Competitive dialogue
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-08-24 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission
Postal address: 150 Upper Abbey Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 8716300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sharon.holland@gsoc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2023/S 144-458623 (2023-07-24)
Additional information (2023-08-14)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 144-458623

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. Date
Old value
Date: 2023-08-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-09-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
Change of closing date for receipt of responses
Source: OJS 2023/S 158-500999 (2023-08-14)