Westmeath LCDC Single Party Framework for Social Inclusion and Related Services with an initial Call-Off Contract relating to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2024

Westmeath County Council

Westmeath LCDC is the contracting authority responsible for this procurement, which involves the award of a Single Party Framework Agreement for Social Inclusion and Related Services, with immediate drawdown of an initial Call-Off Contract relating to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2024-2028. This procurement is being run as a series of separate public Competitions, to establish 53 separate Framework Agreements, across 33 LCDC areas. Tenderers may bid for one, some or all of the Framework Agreements (of which there are a total of 53 across the country), but a successful tenderer is prohibited from being awarded more than 5 Framework Agreements in total. This Tender sets out the requirements for Framework Membership, as well as the requirements for delivery of SICAP services in 2024-2028, including legal / contractual terms (as laid out in the Framework Agreement and SICAP Call Off Contract), the SICAP 2024- 2028 programme aim, target groups, goals, objectives, outcomes, core areas of work and thematic focus areas (as laid out in the Programme Framework), as well as Key Performance Indicator targets and Local Priority Target Groups specific to this competition, which should be prioritised by tenderers.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-08. The procurement was published on 2023-07-17.

Who?

• Westmeath County Council

What?

Where?

• Ireland › Eastern and Midland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-07-17	Contract notice

Contract notice (2023-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of services to the community
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Provision of services to the community 📦
Additional CPV: Education and training services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Eastern and Midland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Westmeath County Council
Postal address: County Buildings
Postal code: N91 FH4N
Postal town: Mullingar
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: dce@westmeathcoco.ie 📧
Phone: +44 9332000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-09-08 📅
Publication date: 2023-07-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 139-444459
OJ-S issue: 139

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 7 499 081 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 499 081 EUR 💰
Duration: 75 months
Name of EU-financed project or programme: The procurement is related to a project financed by EU funds. Certification of the project co-funded by the EU under the European Social Fund Plus, under the European Inclusion, Skills and Training Programme 2021 - 2027

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:

All tenders will be assessed against the criteria in the Request for Tender. Those deemed qualified may be invited to a negotiation meeting. Please refer to the tender documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:

Please refer to the tender documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Justification for the framework agreement:

The subject of the competition relates to competitions defined in Directive 2014/24/EU Title III services, as such the duration of framework rules under Article 50 do not apply and therefore a longer framework is being awarded.

Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:

Main features of the award procedure:

The procedure is a single stage procedure with negotiation. Tenders may be submitted in response to the tender documentation provided. All tenders will be evaluated for compliance with the minimum criteria and rules. Those deemed admissible will be invited to a negotiation meeting and requested to provide a revised tender as a best and final offer. This tender will be evaluated on the basis of the stated award criteria and rules to determine the identification of the winning tender

Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Pat Murtagh
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts,
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:

The review procedures are those defined in the Remedies Directive (DR..89\665\EC) and associated Statutory Instrument (SI130) with a 14 day standstill being applied in the notifications.

Source: OJS 2023/S 139-444459 (2023-07-17)

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