Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund

The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the …

CPV: 73220000 Usługi doradcze w zakresie rozwoju, 75210000 Świadczenie usług na rzecz wspólnoty, 75211000 Usługi w zakresie spraw zagranicznych, 80000000 Usługi edukacyjne i szkoleniowe
Miejsce wykonania:
Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
Numer nagrody:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund
Description : The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs administers the CSF and is responsible for quality assurance and ensuring value for money and accountability. A focus on project cycle management is at the core of how CSU manages its grants and partnerships with NGOs. This includes the appraisal, approval, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of work and partners. In order to support the quality assurance process and best practice, CSU is establishing a Framework of consultants to provide technical support for the management of partner’s approved projects under the CSF. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide high quality technical input/support to ensure that best practice quality standards are coherently applied across all stages of the Civil Society Fund project cycle. This consultancy will encompass a range of specific skills to support the appraisal, approval, financial review, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as processes supporting the effective management of the funding to the NGOs in receipt of Civil Society Fund grants.
Procedure identifier : bbae1886-4740-4692-a857-8567ec695e2f
Previous notice : c34bda73-78b2-4e63-a80d-f6bee434d1ee-01
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75210000 Foreign affairs and other services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75211000 Foreign-affairs services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73220000 Development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 420 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund
Description : The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs administers the CSF and is responsible for quality assurance and ensuring value for money and accountability. A focus on project cycle management is at the core of how CSU manages its grants and partnerships with NGOs. This includes the appraisal, approval, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of work and partners. In order to support the quality assurance process and best practice, CSU is establishing a Framework of consultants to provide technical support for the management of partner’s approved projects under the CSF. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide high quality technical input/support to ensure that best practice quality standards are coherently applied across all stages of the Civil Society Fund project cycle. This consultancy will encompass a range of specific skills to support the appraisal, approval, financial review, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as processes supporting the effective management of the funding to the NGOs in receipt of Civil Society Fund grants.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75210000 Foreign affairs and other services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75211000 Foreign-affairs services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73220000 Development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 420 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Cost
Name :
Description : Cost @30%
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality @70%
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : As per Hight Court rules

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, with reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
TED eSender : European Dynamics S.A.

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this procedure : 420 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 420 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Hornbill Consultants Ltd.
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072450
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 414258
Date on which the winner was chosen : 19/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Winner :
Official name : Gumfoot Consultancy Limited
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072794
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 414263
Date on which the winner was chosen : 19/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Winner :
Official name : Ciara Loughney
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072724
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 414261
Date on which the winner was chosen : 19/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Winner :
Official name : GDSI Limited_161831
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072803
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 414264
Date on which the winner was chosen : 19/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Winner :
Official name : Southern Cross Consulting
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000072451
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 414262
Date on which the winner was chosen : 19/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 9

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha
Registration number : Department of Foreign Affairs
Postal address : Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 VY53
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 14082000
Internet address : https://www.dfa.ie/
Buyer profile : https://www.dfa.ie/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Hornbill Consultants Ltd.
Registration number : Hornbill Consultants Ltd.
Town : Cork
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 34697840333
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Gumfoot Consultancy Limited
Registration number : Gumfoot Consultancy Limited
Postal address : 51 Balfe Road
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D12A6Y7
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 353867319372
Internet address : www.gumfoot.com
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Ciara Loughney
Registration number : Ciara Loughney
Postal address : 70 Marlborough Road
Town : Donnybrook
Postcode : D04X3K4
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0876663646
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : GDSI Limited_161831
Registration number : GDSI Limited
Postal address : Block 15, Galway tech park
Town : Galway
Postcode : H91 AY0Y
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 091761000
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : Southern Cross Consulting
Registration number : Southern Cross Consulting
Postal address : Wildmoor, 109 Newcourt Road
Town : Bray
Postcode : A98XY59
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0862996368
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0007

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0008

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 1bbb885e-c4d4-4596-8bc6-8bb42ffd510a - 02
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 30/12/2024 16:50 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00001479-2025
OJ S issue number : 1/2025
Publication date : 02/01/2025