Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/11/2018
External Reference: 2018-233579
TED Reference: 2018/S 227-519764
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Cached Version
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
N/A
Ballymany
Co Kildare
The Curragh
IE
Contact person:
Sarah Barthel
Telephone:
+353 45455662
E-mail:
sbarthel@hri.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.hri-ras.ie/
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330
Please refer to published ITT document
Please refer to published ITT document
IE
E-mail:
procure@hri.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.hri-ras.ie/
I.2)
Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PENSION ADMINISTRATION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES – DB SCHEME TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reference number:
PENSION ADMINISTRATION DB SCHEME
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
66520000
-
Pension services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. It is a commercial semi-state body that is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland. The Contracting Authority is employing the open procedure to award this contract. In accordance with the provisions governing the conduct of the open procedure, any interested economic operator may tender for appointment as the successful tenderer.
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries require the full range of Pension Administration and Consultancy services, as follows:
(a) Pension Administrative Services
(b) Actuarial Services
(c) Consultancy Services
(d) Investment Management Services
(e) Legal & Documentation Services
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tender document for a detailed description of requirements
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries require the full range of Pension Administration and Consultancy services, as follows:
(a) Pension Administrative Services
(b) Actuarial Services
(c) Consultancy Services
(d) Investment Management Services
(e) Legal & Documentation Services
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tender document for a detailed description of requirements
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
66131100
-
Pension investment services
66141000
-
Pension fund management services
66500000
-
Insurance and pension services
66522000
-
Group pension services
66523100
-
Pension fund administration services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
Newbridge, Co. Kildare
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. It is a commercial semi-state body that is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland. HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and HRI Racecourse Division consisting of Leopardstown Racecourse, Fairyhouse Racecourse, Navan Racecourse, Tipperary Racecourse and Leopardstown Golf Centre. HRI Headquarters are located in Ballymany, Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The Contracting Authority is employing the open procedure to award this contract. In accordance with the provisions governing the conduct of the open procedure, any interested economic operator may tender for appointment as the successful tenderer.
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries require the full range of Pension Administration and Consultancy services, as follows:
(a) Pension Administrative Services
(b) Actuarial Services
(c) Consultancy Services
(d) Investment Management Services
(e) Legal & Documentation Services
The Scheme, which operates on a defined benefit basis, was established in 2007 to provide retirement and life assurance benefits for its members and is a distinct legal entity, separate in every respect from the principle employer; Horse Racing Ireland. The Scheme was established as a result of a merger between two Schemes – the Turf Club Scheme and the Racing Regulatory Board pension Scheme.
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tender document for a detailed description of requirements
The Contracting Authority is employing the open procedure to award this contract. In accordance with the provisions governing the conduct of the open procedure, any interested economic operator may tender for appointment as the successful tenderer.
Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries require the full range of Pension Administration and Consultancy services, as follows:
(a) Pension Administrative Services
(b) Actuarial Services
(c) Consultancy Services
(d) Investment Management Services
(e) Legal & Documentation Services
The Scheme, which operates on a defined benefit basis, was established in 2007 to provide retirement and life assurance benefits for its members and is a distinct legal entity, separate in every respect from the principle employer; Horse Racing Ireland. The Scheme was established as a result of a merger between two Schemes – the Turf Club Scheme and the Racing Regulatory Board pension Scheme.
Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tender document for a detailed description of requirements
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Proposed Methodology for Service Delivery
/
Weighting:
25
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Technical Merit of the Resources Proposed
/
Weighting:
20
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Contract Management
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Reliability and Continuity of Service
/
Weighting:
5
Price
-
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: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 012-023216
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PENSION ADMINISTRATION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES – DB SCHEME TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
03/07/2018
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Invesco
N/A
2 Sandyford Business Centre
Dubl;in 18
Burtonhall Road, San
IE
Telephone:
+353 12947600
E-mail:
gmorrissey@invesco.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
600000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
600000.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
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 tenderers.
4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition
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 tenderers.
4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
The High Court
Four Court, Inns Quay
Dublin
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886000
E-mail:
highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address:
http://www.courts,ie
VI.4.2)
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Please consult your legal advisor
Ireland
IE
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Statutory Instrument No 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement (including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement and reviewable public contract.
VI.4.4)
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Please consult your legal advisor
Ireland
IE