Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/10/2016

External Reference: 2016-230915

TED Reference: 2016/S 207-374870

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Solas
N/A
Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road
Dublin 1
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Joan Murphy
Telephone: +35 35332437
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.solas.ie

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Pensions & Insurances Administration Service
Reference number:  107721
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66500000  -  Insurance and pension services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

SOLAS is seeking a Service Provider in the area of Public sector Pensions
Administration and Staff Benefits, to work with SOLAS to deliver consultancy in
management of their Public Sector, final salary, and Pensions Administration
processes including communication with the actuaries on Financial Reporting
Standard 102 (FRS102). The Tenderer must also be experienced in the
management of staff benefit schemes including Additional Voluntary Contributions
(AVCs) and Last Minute AVCs, Income Protection, Life cover, Critical Illness, etc.
The Tenderer will be required to communicate with staff on all areas indicated
above and also with the companies currently providing those schemes. These
schemes are also retendered from time to time so experience in dealing with
Insurance companies is essential.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  250000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

66000000  -  Financial and insurance services
66510000  -  Insurance services
66511000  -  Life insurance services
66519310  -  Insurance consultancy services
66520000  -  Pension services
66523000  -  Pension fund consultancy services
66523100  -  Pension fund administration services
75100000  -  Administration services
75320000  -  Government employee pension schemes
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
DUBLIN 1
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

SOLAS is seeking a Service Provider in the area of Public sector Pensions
Administration and Staff Benefits, to work with SOLAS to deliver consultancy in
management of their Public Sector, final salary, and Pensions Administration
processes including communication with the actuaries on Financial Reporting
Standard 102 (FRS102). The Tenderer must also be experienced in the
management of staff benefit schemes including Additional Voluntary Contributions
(AVCs) and Last Minute AVCs, Income Protection, Life cover, Critical Illness, etc.
The Tenderer will be required to communicate with staff on all areas indicated
above and also with the companies currently providing those schemes. These
schemes are also retendered from time to time so experience in dealing with
Insurance companies is essential.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total Cost  /  Weighting:  40
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 145-261537

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2016
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Rocwell Financial Management
Unit A4 Nutgrove Office Park Rathfarnham
Dublin
14
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  240000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  240000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

SOLAS
Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1
Dublin
1
IE

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

24/10/2016