Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/08/2014
Expire date: 22/09/2014
External Reference: 2014-754866
TED Reference: 2014/S 160-287809
Contract notice
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Contract notice
Classic Sector
Directive 2004/18/EC
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
N/A
Ballymany
The Curragh Co Kildare
IE
For the attention of: Amy Moran
Telephone: +353 045455400
E-mail: procure@hri.ie
N/A
Ballymany
The Curragh Co Kildare
IE
For the attention of: Amy Moran
Telephone: +353 045455400
E-mail: procure@hri.ie
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/330
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/330
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79408&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)
Main activity
- Recreation, culture and religion
I.4)
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)
Description
II.1.1)
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
The Provision of a Credit Facility to Horse Racing Ireland
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
- Category No6:
Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
Co Kildare
NUTS code
Mid-East
II.1.3)
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Horse Racing Ireland intends to enter into a contract with a single service provider or a suitably qualified consortium for the provision of a credit facility. The Contracting Authority requires a facility for a total sum of up to €25,000,000, to be drawn down in various amounts. The precise terms of the facility and the various amounts potentially required will be discussed with selected tenderers during the negotiation phase of this competition. In general, it is envisioned that an unsecured facility will be sought and that the Contracting Authority will reserve the right to prepay without penalty.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66100000
Banking and investment services
66110000
Banking services
II.1.7)
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
yes
II.1.8)
Lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.9)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2)
Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
The precise term of the contract will be contingent upon the credit facility ultimately secured through negotiation. The value of the facility in question is €25,000,000
II.2.2)
Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
N/A
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
To be agreed with the successful tenderer.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
If successful in the competition, a grouping or consortium will be expected to establish itself as a legal entity, with each party being jointly and severally liable, prior to entering into any framework agreement.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)
Conditions for participation
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.2.2)
Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.3)
Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)
Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Candidates must be licensed pursuant to section 9 of the Central Bank Act, 1971 to conduct banking business in Ireland, or must be a subsidiary or branch of an international bank operating in Ireland or included in the Central Bank of Ireland’s list of credit institutions authorised to conduct banking business in Ireland under EU Directive 2006/48/EEC.
III.3.2)
Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Type of procedure
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):
no
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As per the Qualification Questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:
yes
IV.2)
Award criteria
IV.2.1)
Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
, the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)
Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)
Administrative information
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
22.09.2014 - 12:00
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.2)
Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
VI.3)
Additional information:
Please consult the Qualification Questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
VI.4)
Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures
Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
The Contracting Authority undertakes that this reviewable public contract will not be concluded until after the expiry of a fourteen day standstill period, in accordance with S.I. No. 130 of 2010.
VI.4.3)