ETENDERS

Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/12/2021

External Reference: 2021-263169

TED Reference: 2021/S 240-633925

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

Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
IE 4812851 O
Connolly Station,
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Tommy Conlon
E-mail: tommy.conlon@irishrail.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.irishrail.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433

I.6)

Main activity

Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services to the CIE Group of Companies
Reference number:  5174
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66000000  -  Financial and insurance services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

This requirement replaces the previously advertised requirement for “Merchant Card Acquirer Services” e-tender reference number RFT 100005 TED Reference 2015/S 196-355716. CIE Group Companies require a single operator to provide a Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway solution for the collection and processing of credit and debit card payments for the CIE Group Companies. CIE Group Companies have identified a need to replace
legacy Payment Gateway processing systems and replace with a modern fully
managed service for the collection and processing of credit and debit card
transactions for the CIE Group Companies. The contract award is for a period of three years with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at IE / CIE's discretion. A significant transition period is envisaged and so provision of services may not commence until 2017.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (“IE”) for the procurement of
Provision of Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services to the CIE
Group of Companies.This requirement replaces the previously advertised
requirement for “Merchant Card Acquirer Services” e-tender reference number
RFT 100005 TED Reference 2015/S 196-355716. CIE Group Companies require
a single operator to provide a Merchant Card Acquiring and Payment Gateway
solution for the collection and processing of credit and debit card payments for the
CIE Group Companies.CIE Group Companies have identified a need to replace
legacy Payment Gateway processing systems and replace with a modern fully
managed service for the collection and processing of credit and debit card
transactions for the CIE Group Companies. Further information is provided in the
attached draft specification. It should be noted that this specification is draft and
subject to change. The contract award is for a period of three years with an option
to extend for an additional period of 2 years at IE / CIE's discretion. A significant
transition period is envisaged and so provision of services may not commence
until 2017.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functionality  /  Weighting:  22%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Transitioning  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Account Management  /  Weighting:  13%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  50%
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

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 : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 027-044361

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 5174

Title: Merchant Card Acquiring Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/08/2016
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  0
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 )

Worldpay (UK) Limited
London
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Central Office of the High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
D07 N972
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court
Dublin
IE

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Central Office of the High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
D07 N972
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie