ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/12/2014

Expire date: 19/12/2014

External Reference: 2014-707262

TED Reference: 2014/S 239-420977

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  Dublin 3
IE
For the attention of: Ann Healy
Telephone: +353 17272000
E-mail: hrtenders@enterprise-ireland.com
Fax: +353 17272020
Internet address(es):
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=83117&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83117&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

  • 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
IDA Ireland, SFI, NSAI and SEAI
2  Dublin
IE

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Award of a Service Concession for a Brokerage Service for the provision of an Income Continuance Scheme

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
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 3

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    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)

    Enterprise Ireland is facilitating this procurement relating to award of Service Concession for a Brokerage Service for the provision of an Income Continuance Scheme on behalf of the staff of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, National Standards Authority of Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and a small number of staff who were transferred into the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Health and Safety Authority on the dissolution of Forfás.

    The contract is a service concession and relates to the administration of a compulsory Group Income Continuance Scheme for staff who are employed in the various agencies.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    66518100   Insurance brokerage services
    66500000   Insurance and pension services
    66510000   Insurance services
    66515411   Pecuniary loss insurance services
    66518000   Insurance brokerage and agency services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    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:

    Service Concession for a Brokerage Service for the provision of an Income Continuance Scheme on behalf of 1139 staff in a number of agencies.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

    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: 060 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not applicable

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 90582

    III.1.3)

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

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 90582

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
    Description of particular conditions: 

    Regulation and operation in accordance with the Insurance Mediation Directive

    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 qualification questionnaire available on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 90582

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 90582

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 90582

    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:

    Regulation and operation in accordance with the Insurance Mediation Directive

    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

    Envisaged number of operators:  3
    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    Following receipt of the responses to the qualification questionnaire it is anticipated that the top 3 scoring applications will be invited to tender/negotiation, subject to that number qualifying.

    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.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    2014/045

    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

    19.12.2014 - 15:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    EN,GA

    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:

    1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 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. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

    2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

    3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

    4) It will be a condition of appointment that tenderers produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

    5) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.

    6) This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU as the contract is for a service concession which is not covered by the Directive (2004/18/EC).

    7) Please note that Enterprise Ireland reserves the right to have recourse to a staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated.

    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:

    not applicable.

    VI.4.3)

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