ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/02/2016

Expire date: 15/03/2016

External Reference: 2016-902667

TED Reference: 2016/S 024-038578

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)

The Pensions Authority
N/A
Verschoyle House
28/30 Lr Mount Street  Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Fionnuala Ryan
Telephone: +353 6131957
E-mail: fryan@pensionsauthority.ie
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1189
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96179&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96179&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

National or federal agency/office
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: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

RFT for the Provision of Forensic Accounting, Electronic Discovery and Related Services under a Framework Agreement to the Pensions Authority

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No9:  Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 2

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    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 several operators
    maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 3
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  0  and 209000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    This request for tenders (“RFT”) relates to the establishment of a multi-supplier

    framework agreement (“framework agreement”) with a panel of at least three

    framework members and up to a maximum of five members, with expertise in

    forensic accounting and computer forensics to assist the Authority in the

    identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis and production

    of hardcopy and electronically stored information (“e-data”) in a forensically sound

    and secure manner which ensures the integrity of the e-data and that no data is

    lost or overlooked. Any framework agreement that may result from this public

    procurement competition will be issued for a term of 3 years (“the Term”).

    The Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to

    12 months with a maximum of 1 such extension.

    The Authority intends to use the framework for the procurement of requirements

    falling within its scope during the specified period; however it reserves the right to

    go outside the framework for the procurement of any requirement without

    reference to the framework members. The Authority are advertising this RFT in

    the Official Journal of the EU, which is a requirement for similar tenders with an

    estimated value in excess of €209,000. However, tenderers must understand that

    this is an estimate only and that the Authority gives no guarantee that it will

    procure any services from the appointed firms.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79210000   Accounting and auditing services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79000000   Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    79200000   Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
    79212400   Fraud audit 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:

    This request for tenders (“RFT”) relates to the establishment of a multi-supplier framework agreement (“framework agreement”) with a panel of at least three framework members and up to a maximum of five members, with expertise in forensic accounting and computer forensics to assist the Authority in the identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis and production of hardcopy and electronically stored information (“e-data”) in a forensically sound and secure manner which ensures the integrity of the e-data and that no data is lost or overlooked. Any framework agreement that may result from this public procurement competition will be issued for a term of 3 years (“the Term”).

    The Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 1 such extension

    The Authority intends to use the framework for the procurement of requirements falling within its scope during the specified period; however it reserves the right to go outside the framework for the procurement of any requirement without reference to the framework members. The Authority are advertising this RFT in the Official Journal of the EU, which is a requirement for similar tenders with an estimated value in excess of €209,000. However, tenderers must understand that this is an estimate only and that the Authority gives no guarantee that it will procure any services from the appointed firms.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  0  and 209000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    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: 036 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

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

    Please refer to the RFT document for specific conditions.

    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.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    PA020216

    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

    15.03.2016 - 17:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN]
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Place: 
    The Pensions Authority
    Verschoyle House, 28-30 Lower Mount Street
    D2  Dublin
    IE
    For the attention of: Fionnuala Ryan
    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes

    Fionnuala Ryan, Assistant Principal, Compliance Unit, The Pensions Authority

    Andrew Nugent, Senior Manager, Compliance Unit, The Pensions Authority

    Tom Dunphy, Senior Manager, Compliance Unit, The Pensions Authority

    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