Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-03-25
Buyer: Local Enterprise Office Dublin City, Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 15000000 | 18000000 | 19000000 | 33000000 | 39000000

Technical requirements: Prior Information Notice with the Purpose of Inviting Market Consultation with regard to the Provision of Mentoring Services on behalf of Local Enterprise Office Dublin City
The Local Enterprise Office Dublin City (LEO) Mentor Programme is designed to match the knowledge, skills, insights and entrepreneurial capability of experienced business practitioners with new and existing entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and small business owner/managers who need practical and strategic advice and guidance. Mentors are required to use their knowledge, skills, insights and entrepreneurial capability to provide practical advice and guidance to as well as contribute independent, informed observations and advice to aid decision making.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being used to invite interested economic operators to participate in market consultation in relation to the provision of such services.
Interested parties should refer to the additional information document on www.etenders.gov.ie for further information.
The Local Enterprise Office Dublin City (LEO) Mentor Programme is designed to match the knowledge, skills, insights and entrepreneurial capability of experienced business practitioners with new and existing entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and small business owner/managers who need practical and strategic advice and guidance. Mentors are required to use their knowledge, skills, insights and entrepreneurial capability to provide practical advice and guidance to as well as contribute independent, informed observations and advice to aid decision making.
The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City delivers mentoring services to on average 1000 participants annually through group Business Advice Clinics and one to one sessions (50:50 ratio).
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being used to invite interested economic operators to participate in market consultation in relation to the provision of such services.
Interested parties should refer to the additional information document on www.etenders.gov.ie for further information.
1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts;
2) It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all subcontractors (if applicable) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the revenue commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement of suitability from the revenue commissioners will be required;
3) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications;
4) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended;
5) Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
9) Appeals procedure: the body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7;
10) All queries regarding this PIN must be via the www.etenders.gov.ie messaging. Responses will be circulated to those parties, suppliers or service providers that have registered an interest in this notice. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 4.4.2019 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.