Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/08/2017
Expire date: 05/10/2017
External Reference: 2017-059660
TED Reference: 2017/S 164-338175
Contract notice
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Contract notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
IE 6609370 G
University of Limerick, Plassey
Limerick
Co.Limerick
IE
Contact person:
Neil McCarthy
Telephone:
+353 61234664
E-mail:
neil.mccarthy@ul.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073
I.2)
Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=117808&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLEAdditional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=117808&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
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
Provision of School Payment Solutions for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector
Reference number:
ESS002C
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
66000000
-
Financial and insurance services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
1.1 The Education Procurement Service, (EPS), invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) interested in being appointed to the Framework Agreements (“Framework Agreements”) for the provision of the services described in Appendix 1 (Requirements and Specifications) to this RFT (“the Services”). Irish Primary Schools and Irish Post-Primary Schools, will be the contracting authority for this Framework Agreement (“the Contracting Authority”) for this public procurement competition (“the Competition”).
The EPS is co-ordinating and undertaking the tender process as a central sourcing body on behalf of Irish Primary Schools and Irish Post-Primary Schools participating in this Framework.
The EPS is co-ordinating and undertaking the tender process as a central sourcing body on behalf of Irish Primary Schools and Irish Post-Primary Schools participating in this Framework.
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
yes
Tenders may be submitted for
all lots
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 1 Irish Primary School Sector
Lot No:
1
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 2 Irish Primary School Sector
Lot No:
2
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 3 Irish Primary School Sector
Lot No:
3
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 4 Irish Primary School Sector
Lot No:
4
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 5 Irish Primary School Sector
Lot No:
5
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 6 Irish Post-Primary School Sector
Lot No:
6
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 7 Irish Post-Primary School Sector
Lot No:
7
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 8 Irish Post-Primary School Sector
Lot No:
8
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 9 Irish Post-Primary School Sector
Lot No:
9
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Lot 10 Irish Post-Primary School Sector
Lot No:
10
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66100000
-
Banking and investment services
66111000
-
Central bank services
66112000
-
Deposit services
66115000
-
International payment transfer services
66130000
-
Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
66133000
-
Processing and clearing services
66170000
-
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
66172000
-
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Please see Appendix 1 provided for a detailed description of this requirement.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 6250000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
II.2.14)
Additional information
The EPS intends to run a competitive procurement process for School Payments Solution for the Irish Primary and Post-Primary School Sector during 2017. This will result in the selection of a service provider(s) with a School Payments Solution for use by Primary and Post-Primary Schools when accepting payments.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions for participation
III.1.1)
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please see RFT for details.
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)
Contract performance conditions
Please see RFT for details.
III.2.3)
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
10
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 116-233385
IV.2.2)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
2017-09-26
Local time:
14:00
IV.2.4)
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.7)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
2017-09-26
Local time:
14:00
Place:
eTender Portal
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Education Procurement Service staff members responsible for opening.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
IE