Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Ervia

N/A

P.O.Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street

Cork

Contact person: Tender Admin

Telephone: +353 4239641

E-mail: Tenders@ervia.ie

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.ervia.ie

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

www.etenders.gov.ie

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: www.etenders.gov.ie

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.6)

Main activity

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Single Supplier Frameworks for the supply of Transactional Banking Services to the Contracting Entity, Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland, and Irish Water

Reference number: 19/061

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66100000 - Banking and investment services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

66133000 - Processing and clearing services

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66111000 - Central bank services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:

Ireland

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Entity are seeking to appoint a single supplier for the provision of Transactional Banking Services.
The successful Tenderer will enter into a separate relevant Contract with each of the Contracting Entity, i.e. Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland, and Irish Water.
The objective is to appoint a single supplier, to supply Transactional Banking Services to Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland, and Irish Water listed.
The Contracting Entity does not make any guarantee in regard to any contract award and/or the volume or value of services to be procured over the lifetime of the Contract.
The expected scope of services is the provision of full transactional banking services to the Contracting Entity.
In this regard the Contracting Entity are seeking to implement a leading edge bank transaction processing and cash & liquidity management solution for the group.
The service provider will be expected to provide services which will include but may not be limited to those listed below:
• Providing a first class customer service experience
• All domestic and international transaction types – electronic and paper
• Administering all domestic and international bank accounts
• Optimising the automated sweeping/pooling of bank accounts held by the group and pooling sub-groups of accounts where appropriate
• Streamlining the banking structure through the use of efficient receipt and payment methods for all transaction types
• Providing the Contracting Entity with the best technical banking infrastructure for our organisation and providing a state of the art Electronic Banking System compatible with the Contracting Entity’s requirements
• Demonstrating experience of systems integration using MT940, XML and other file formats
• Provide real-time reporting of transactions both on an account by account basis and on a centralised basis
• Maximising the level of Straight Through Processing of banking transactions
• Implementing efficient interfaces with the Contracting Entity’s current systems, in particular:
• Oracle
• Customer Care & Billing (CC&B)
• CORE HR
• Salmon Treasurer
• Providing the necessary credit & guarantee support to facilitate our transactional banking needs
• Providing all of these services in a competitive and cost-effective manner
• Demonstrating a proven track record and capability to provide these services to companies/organisations with high volumes of transactions
As per the PQQ Document

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Option to extend for further periods up to 24 months

II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 8

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

Option to extend for further periods up to 24 months

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

You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the PQQ documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time Thursday 7th of November 2019

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 refer to tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only.

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.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: Refer to PQQ document

III.1.8)

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

Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)

Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

If applicable, please refer to tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only.

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

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator

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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 07/11/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Irish

IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)

Additional information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court

High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,

Dublin

Telephone: +353 18886000

E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

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