ETENDERS

Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/07/2021

External Reference: 2021-201002

TED Reference: 2021/S 141-376460

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

EirGrid plc
N/A
Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Liam Maclaughlin
Telephone: +353 12370000
E-mail: liam.maclaughlin@eirgrid.com
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eirgrid.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219

I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Insurance Brokerage Services
Reference number:  ENQEIR714
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66510000  -  Insurance services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

This tender process in now complete.
The objective of this process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who would be invited to tender for the provision of Insurance Brokerage services. The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), attached to the e-tenders notice, provides a description of services EirGrid wishes to procure as well as information about the selection procedure. It is intended to award a contract for 4 years with and option to extend for a further two years
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement ( Agree to publish? yes )

Value excluding VAT:  600000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

66510000  -  Insurance services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this process is to produce a short-list of suitably qualified companies who would be invited to tender for the provision of Insurance Brokerage services. The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), attached to the e-tenders notice, provides a description of services EirGrid wishes to procure as well as information about the selection procedure. It is intended to award a contract for 4 years with and option to extend for a further two years
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality, Quantity and Balance of Human Resources  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach & Methodology  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Account Management Proposals  /  Weighting:  15
Price  -  Weighting:  25
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period envisaged is four years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further two years subject to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
The awarded value of €600,000 does not take into account the pass through cost of the actual insurances. This only relates to their service fees.
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

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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: 2020/S 118-287680

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Insurance Brokerage Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

29/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

Aon
0647277F
Metropolitan House, James Joyce Street,
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Telephone: +353 012666343
E-mail: roisin.white@aon.ie
Fax: +353 12666622
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address: http://www.aon.ie

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The contracting authority did not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applied in accordance with Council Directive 2104/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commenced on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period was 14 calendar days where notifications were sent electronically. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining 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 this contract.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Central Office of the High Courts (Appeals Section)
Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000