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Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/03/2022

External Reference: 2022-263915

TED Reference: 2022/S 057-150583

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

Irish Water
IE3191327JH
Tender Administration, PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street, Ervia
Cork
Co.Cork
IE
Contact person: Tender Admin
Telephone: +353 214239000
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.ervia.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/129496

I.6)

Main activity

Water

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

20/105 - Merchant Services Card Payment Services and Acquiring Bank Services
Reference number:  20/105
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

66172000  -  Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The scope of services includes but is not limited to:
• A secure technical solution to support
o agent assisted card payment processing
o IVR card payment processing integrated to a current IVR solution
o card payment processing on websites
• PCI-DSS compliance and advice;
• Daily transaction file(s)
• Merchant account and sub accounts;
• Transaction based reporting
• Payment settlement
Provision of any other e-commerce channels which may arise in the future.
Please refer to the PQQ document for further information,
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

66172000  -  Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
National
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The scope of services includes but is not limited to:
• A secure technical solution to support
o agent assisted card payment processing
o IVR card payment processing integrated to a current IVR solution
o card payment processing on websites
• PCI-DSS compliance and advice;
• Daily transaction file(s)
• Merchant account and sub accounts;
• Transaction based reporting
• Payment settlement
Provision of any other e-commerce channels which may arise in the future.
Please refer to the PQQ document for further information,
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Price
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system. Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Tuesday 13th April 2021.

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2021/S 053-134683

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 20/105 - Merchant Services Card Payment Services and Acquiring Bank Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/02/2022
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 )

Elavon Financial Services ltd t/a Elavon Merchant Services
GB 907 9552 93
cherrywood sicence & technology park
dublin
loughlinstown
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.elavon.com

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

You must submit through the eTenders system before the deadline. It is very important that you commence the scanning and uploading of your response in a timely manner. The system will automatically lockdown at the exact time specified in the PQQ documents. Tenders that are not fully uploaded by the response deadline will not be accepted by the system.
Please submit via the eTenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on Tuesday 13th April 2021.
Help Guides: www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guides
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +35 318886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

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)).