New Solutions Social Innovation Hub

The Contracting Authority invites Tenders for the establishment of a single party framework agreement with a suitably qualified service provider(s) to design, develop and operate a Social Innovation Hub to deliver a suite of supports to social innovation initiatives. The Hub will also provide ongoing case management to social innovation …

CPV: 75100000 Hallinnolliset palvelut, 75112100 Kehityshankkeisiin liittyvät hallinnolliset palvelut, 75112000 Elinkeinotoimintaan liittyvät hallinnolliset palvelut, 80000000 Yleissivistävän ja ammatillisen koulutuksen palvelut, 80500000 Ammattikoulutuspalvelut, 79998000 Valmennuspalvelut, 79400000 Yrityskonsultointi, johdon konsultointi ja niihin liittyvät palvelut, 79900000 Erilaiset liike-elämän palvelut ja muut palvelut, 98110000 Elinkeino-, ammatti- ja erikoisjärjestöjen palvelut, 80532000 Johtamiskoulutus
Teloituspaikka:
New Solutions Social Innovation Hub
Myöntävä elin:
Pobal
Myöntämisnumero:
0364

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Pobal
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : New Solutions Social Innovation Hub
Description : The Contracting Authority invites Tenders for the establishment of a single party framework agreement with a suitably qualified service provider(s) to design, develop and operate a Social Innovation Hub to deliver a suite of supports to social innovation initiatives. The Hub will also provide ongoing case management to social innovation initiatives who receive funding under this project. The Hub will design and implement an early-stage idea generation, validation and foundational skills programme (Ideas Academy) to help individuals and groups turn emerging ideas for social change into viable, impactful initiatives. The Hub will be required to develop a detailed social innovation project plan spanning the term of the Framework Agreement as well as a series of reports outlining progress, lessons learnt and impact of the Hub’s activities. New Solutions is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the EU through the European Social Fund Plus EIST 2021-2027 Programme. The EIST Programme involves a total investment of over Eur1.08 billion (Eur508 million from the EU and Eur573 million from the Government of Ireland). Under the EIST Programme, the breakdown of co-funding specifically for New Solutions is as follows: EU allocation: 95 percent; Government of Ireland: 5 percent. The overarching objective for New Solutions is to enhance the social innovation ecosystem in Ireland by, ‘fostering active inclusion, promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and to improve employability, for disadvantaged groups including through the social enterprise business model.’ This objective of the fund has been broken down further as follows: Objective 1: Support the development of a social innovation ecosystem through awareness-raising and maximising synergies with other key public policies in the areas of social inclusion, social enterprise and community led local development Objective 2: Capacity building supports for Social Innovation initiatives at national, regional, local and/or community levels Objective 3: Fund Social Innovation Pilot Programmes to address significant social and environmental challenges Objective 4: Create an enabling environment which will allow social innovation to thrive and to support scaling up of social innovations This competition is to award a single party framework agreement from which an initial contract for 39 months, with a maximum spend of Eur 2.8m including VAT, for the following five tasks: 1. Development of a Social Innovation Hub 2. Development of a blended reporting framework 3. Design, develop and roll out an early-stage Social Innovation Ideas Academy programme 4. Ongoing case management of social innovation initiatives 5. Design, develop and implement an appropriate grant funding model Note: This competition is being run in accordance with Regulation 74 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 and accordingly is subject only to limited aspects of the Regulations.
Procedure identifier : 3dd5e74c-94d2-4159-810f-7096e93f7398
Previous notice : d489ec43-2cb9-4e1b-9d27-3bbfb929fe52-01
Internal identifier : 0364
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75100000 Administration services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75112100 Administrative development project services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75112000 Administrative services for business operations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79998000 Coaching services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80532000 Management training services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Dublin
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 9 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The maximum Value of the Framework Agreement is €9m including VAT The value of the initial contract awarded is €2.7m including VAT
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : New Solutions Social Innovation Hub
Description : The Contracting Authority invites Tenders for the establishment of a single party framework agreement with a suitably qualified service provider(s) to design, develop and operate a Social Innovation Hub to deliver a suite of supports to social innovation initiatives. The Hub will also provide ongoing case management to social innovation initiatives who receive funding under this project. The Hub will design and implement an early-stage idea generation, validation and foundational skills programme (Ideas Academy) to help individuals and groups turn emerging ideas for social change into viable, impactful initiatives. The Hub will be required to develop a detailed social innovation project plan spanning the term of the Framework Agreement as well as a series of reports outlining progress, lessons learnt and impact of the Hub’s activities. New Solutions is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the EU through the European Social Fund Plus EIST 2021-2027 Programme. The EIST Programme involves a total investment of over Eur1.08 billion (Eur508 million from the EU and Eur573 million from the Government of Ireland). Under the EIST Programme, the breakdown of co-funding specifically for New Solutions is as follows: EU allocation: 95 percent; Government of Ireland: 5 percent. The overarching objective for New Solutions is to enhance the social innovation ecosystem in Ireland by, ‘fostering active inclusion, promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and to improve employability, for disadvantaged groups including through the social enterprise business model.’ This objective of the fund has been broken down further as follows: Objective 1: Support the development of a social innovation ecosystem through awareness-raising and maximising synergies with other key public policies in the areas of social inclusion, social enterprise and community led local development Objective 2: Capacity building supports for Social Innovation initiatives at national, regional, local and/or community levels Objective 3: Fund Social Innovation Pilot Programmes to address significant social and environmental challenges Objective 4: Create an enabling environment which will allow social innovation to thrive and to support scaling up of social innovations This competition is to award a single party framework agreement from which an initial contract for 39 months, with a maximum spend of Eur 2.8m including VAT, for the following five tasks: 1. Development of a Social Innovation Hub 2. Development of a blended reporting framework 3. Design, develop and roll out an early-stage Social Innovation Ideas Academy programme 4. Ongoing case management of social innovation initiatives 5. Design, develop and implement an appropriate grant funding model Note: This competition is being run in accordance with Regulation 74 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 and accordingly is subject only to limited aspects of the Regulations.
Internal identifier : 0364

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75100000 Administration services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75112100 Administrative development project services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75112000 Administrative services for business operations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80500000 Training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79998000 Coaching services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80532000 Management training services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 75 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 9 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Additional information : The maximum value of this framework agreement is €9,000,000 including VAT. The maximum value of the initial contract is €2.8m including VAT

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement
Green Procurement Criteria : National Green Public Procurement criteria
Social objective promoted : Other

5.1.15 Techniques

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 : Pobal
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 9 000 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Social Innovation Fund Ieland
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000132147
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 9 000 000 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 428049
Date on which the winner was chosen : 10/07/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 11/09/2025
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : 2021IE05SFPR001
Further details of EU funds : Under the EIST Programme, the breakdown of co-funding specifically for New Solutions is as follows: • EU allocation: 95% • Government of Ireland: 5% The Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training Programme (EIST) is Ireland’s ESF+ programme for the 2021 to 2027 period. EIST focuses investment in five key areas: 1. Access to employment 2. Skills and life-long learning 3. Social inclusion 4. Social innovation (the subject of this competition) 5. Food and basic material support to the most deprived New Solutions falls under Priority 4: Social Innovation, of the ESF+ EIST Programme 2021-2027. About the New Solutions Social Innovation Fund New Solutions is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the EU through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) EIST 2021-2027 Programme. The EIST Programme involves a total investment of over €1.08 billion (€508 million from the EU and €573 million from the Government of Ireland). Under the EIST Programme, the breakdown of co-funding specifically for The overarching objective for New Solutions is to enhance the social innovation ecosystem in Ireland by, ‘fostering active inclusion, promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and to improve employability, for disadvantaged groups including through the social enterprise business model.’ This objective of the fund has been broken down further as follows: Objective 1: Support the development of a social innovation ecosystem through awareness-raising and maximising synergies with other key public policies in the areas of social inclusion, social enterprise and community led local development Objective 2: Capacity building supports for Social Innovation initiatives at national, regional, local and/or community levels Objective 3: Fund Social Innovation Pilot Programmes to address significant social and environmental challenges Objective 4: Create an enabling environment which will allow social innovation to thrive and to support scaling up of social innovations

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Pobal
Registration number : 194360
Postal address : Holbrook House, Holles Street, Dublin 2,
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 EY84
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 5117000
Internet address : https://www.pobal.ie/
Buyer profile : https://www.pobal.ie/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Social Innovation Fund Ieland
Size of the economic operator : Small
Registration number : 529841
Postal address : 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 T380
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Internet address : www.rethinkireland.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0004

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

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 70560862-7c54-456a-939d-4e5ee05ce056 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – light regime
Notice dispatch date : 23/09/2025 11:24 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00624335-2025
OJ S issue number : 183/2025
Publication date : 24/09/2025