Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/12/2019

External Reference: 2019-274008

TED Reference: 2019/S 245-603750

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
N/A
80 St Stephen's Green
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Dubheasa Kennedy
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.dfa.ie

I.2)

Joint procurement

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

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

International Healthcare Insurance
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66512200  -  Health insurance services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The provision of international private health insurance to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff and their eligible dependants who are located worldwide, comprising approximately 1,000 persons of whom 740 are presently members of the international private health insurance scheme
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  8000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

66510000  -  Insurance services
66512000  -  Accident and health insurance services
66512210  -  Voluntary health insurance services
66512220  -  Medical insurance services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The provision of international private health insurance to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff and their eligible dependants who are located worldwide, comprising approximately 1,000 persons of whom 740 are presently members of the international private health insurance scheme
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract management and administration arrangements  /  Weighting:  275
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of service proposed to members  /  Weighting:  275
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of data protection procedures  /  Weighting:  50
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Overall Cost of Tender  /  Weighting:  400
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: 2019/S 151-372945

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: International Healthcare Insurance

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

16/12/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

Vhi Group DAC
4776042H
Vhi House, Lower Abbey Street
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Telephone: +353 0567707681
Internet address: http://www.vhi.ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  8000000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  7330000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE