ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/11/2014

Expire date: 15/12/2014

External Reference: 2014-896048

TED Reference: 2014/S 214-379419

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)

Enterprise Ireland
N/A
The Plaza, East Point Business Park
3  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Ann Healy
E-mail: enterpriseireland@achilles.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/434
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82318&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82318&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:
Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (eTenders Website)
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IE
Internet address: www.etenders.gov.ie
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

  • Economic and financial affairs
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
InterTradeIreland
The Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street
Co. Down  Newry
UK

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Single-party framework agreement for programme management services for the HBAN Programme

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No11:  Management consulting services [6] and related services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Island of Ireland

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with a single operator
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  3000000  and 3600000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Governments of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland recognise the importance of encouraging new innovative high potential start-ups for the growth and future prosperity of the economy. To facilitate such activity, it is acknowledged that a stable and appropriate supply of finance is required. The objective of the HBAN Programme is to deliver a regionally focused Business Angel ecosystem that reflects international best practice, with more active and better trained Business Angels, well-formed and functioning Syndicates who will ultimately invest more capital into a larger number of early stage companies.

    Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland (together, ‘the Contracting Authority’) are seeking tenders for the establishment of a single-operator framework agreement for the provision of programme management services for the HBAN Programme. The framework operator will be required to manage and operate the HBAN Programme and deliver a range of services that will develop the overall Business Angel Ecosystem and facilitate investment into early stage companies.

    The framework agreement will be established on foot of an initial contract for programme management services as further described in section 3 of the Invitation to Tender document.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    79421000   Project-management services other than for construction work
    79400000   Business and management consultancy and related 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:

    As described in section II.1.5 of this notice and elsewhere in the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  3000000  and 3600000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    The Contracting Authority reserves the right to exercise the option referred to in Article 31(4)(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC to award to the framework operator new services consisting in the repetition of similar services to those entrusted to the framework operator, provided such services are in conformity with the advertised project.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Prior to the conclusion of the framework agreement, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to seek copies of any agreement between members of the consortium if the successful tenderer is a consortium or grouping of members.

    The contracting authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to require a lead firm to contract;

    - on the basis of joint and several liability with each member of the candidate executing the contract,

    - with a particular single member of the tenderer as the prime contractor, with the other members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees; or

    - as an incorporated or unincorporated special purpose vehicle, with collateral warranties and/or guarantees from the members of the candidate.

    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:

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document 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:

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document 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: no
    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

    Open
    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

    15.12.2014 - 09:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN,GA
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 012 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    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:

    - This is the sole call for competition for these services.

    - The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in response to this competition.

    - Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

    - If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the successful tenderer designate emerging from this competitive process, or if having concluded the framework agreement the Contracting Authority decides to terminate that agreement, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework agreement of the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party, at any time during the tender validity period.

    - At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the concluded framework agreement at any time.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Courts, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments (SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Your Legal Advisor
    IE
    Internet address: