Enterprise Ireland

N/A

The Plaza

Dublin 3

East Point Business

IE

Contact person: Greenville on behalf of Enterprise Ireland

Telephone: +353 14020114

E-mail: tenders@greenville.ie

Main address: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434

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Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:  

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

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Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

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Body governed by public law

Economic and financial affairs

For the provision of Business Process Services to Support Enterprise Ireland Programmes across Two (2) Lots

Reference number:  2022/017

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two framework agreements for the provision of Business Process Services to Support Enterprise Ireland Programmes.
Existing programmes that fall within the scope of this competition for the provision of Business Process services include:
- Enterprise Ireland’s Sustaining Enterprise Fund (SEF)
- The Enterprise Resilience Initiative (ERI): Stream One and Two
There are two initial areas of service delivery required under this Framework which are as detailed in Section 4.1:
• Lot 1 -The Provision of Portfolio Servicing Services for the SEF and the ERI: Stream One
• Lot 2 - Development and Management of the Business Processes for the ERI: Stream Two

Tenders may be submitted for  all lots

The Provision of Portfolio Servicing Services for the SEF and the ERI: Stream One

Lot No:  1

Enterprise Ireland’s Investment Services Division incorporates an Equity Team, who support Enterprise Ireland’s Investment Committee in processing and addressing consent matters with the overarching objective of safeguarding the commercial rights and obligations of Enterprise Ireland relative to its Equity Instruments. Prior to 2020, Enterprise Ireland’s Equity Team primary “live” equity instruments included:
• Convertible Cumulative Redeemable Preference Share,
• Cumulative Redeemable Preference Share
To supplement the above Equity Instruments, Enterprise Ireland initiated a range of additional supports to help Irish businesses to rebuild after the impact of Covid-19. These supports enabled Irish businesses to stabilise cashflow, adapt their operations and innovate to meet new customer needs.
These liquidity and medium-term financial supports have been delivered under the ‘Sustaining Enterprise Fund’, initially launched in April 2020. The ‘Sustaining Enterprise’ fund allowed for a support package of up to €800,000 to be made available to qualifying companies. This included companies at different stages of development and growth ranging from established companies to small enterprises and start-ups.
Packaged support for Enterprise Ireland clients under the ‘Sustaining Enterprise Fund’ includes a non-repayable grant of up to €200,000 together with a Repayable Advance (“RA”) of up to €600,000.
Each RA is supported by a signed letter of offer, setting out the detailed terms and conditions, including Enterprise Ireland’s standard consent rights at March 2022, Enterprise Ireland’s Repayable Advances (“RA”) Portfolio consisted of:
Client Portfolio:
Approximately 700 RA Clients
RA Repayment Terms
• RA Range: Typical RA’s range between €20,000 and €600,000
• Initial 3 Years Post Investment: No repayments are scheduled in the first 3 years, preceding the initial investment
• Years 4 and 5: The capital sum advanced together with administration charge are to be returned in years 4 and 5
• Repayment Schedule: A calculation of repayments is appended to all signed letters of offer. Typically, repayments are agreed on a monthly basis (however, there are instances of equivalent quarterly repayments)
Administration Charge
• A zero administration charge applies for first 6 months (from investment date)
• Thereafter, an administration charge of 4% applies
• Administration fee is accrued (and not payable)
In addition, Enterprise Ireland expects to add more clients to this portfolio under the “Enterprise Resilience Initiative: Stream One” in Q4 2022. The Enterprise Resilience Initiative: Stream One has similar conditions to the Sustaining Enterprise Fund, with eligible companies applying for financial support from Enterprise Ireland and 50% of the total amount (up to a maximum of €500,000) of approved support, will be in grant support. The number of companies that will avail of the measure is estimated to be up to 125 companies (This may vary depending on the extent of the impact the crisis in the Ukraine is having on Irish enterprise).
Enterprise Ireland’s intention is for the establishment of a Portfolio Servicing Framework for use as required by Enterprise Ireland in the context of the SEF portfolio management and the ERI: Stream One portfolio of companies.
The Initial Contract under the Framework Agreement for Lot 1, will cover the provision of services to include:
a. Portfolio Review
b. Consent Maintenance
c. Portfolio Servicing and Administration
d. Integration to Enterprise Ireland’s Financial Systems

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Development and Management of the Business Processes for the ERI: Stream Two

Lot No:  2

The objective of the ERI: Stream Two is to support “energy-intensive” manufacturing and internationally traded services companies, who are currently viable but financially vulnerable as a result of additional costs due to exceptionally severe increases in natural gas and electricity prices.
While funding under this measure is awarded by Enterprise Ireland, the Agency proposes to engage in a competitive tendering process to provide the management and administration of this Measure.
This scheme meets all the requirements of the specific categories of aid described in Section 2.1 of the Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid for measures to support the economy following the aggression against Ukraine by Russia.
The conditions of the Measure, and the length of time the Measure is open to applications, may be modified in line with developments such as updates to EU State aid Regulation, changes in Irish government policy, and the needs of the Irish enterprise base. The provisional details of the Measure are detailed below:
• Funding will be to mitigate the consequences of the increase in natural gas and electricity costs linked to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
• The funding is granted in the form of direct grants, no later than 31 March 2023
• The overall aid per undertaking does not exceed 30% of the eligible costs up to a maximum of €2 million at any given point in time.
• The minimum aid award under this measure is €20,000.
• Aid granted under the ERI Stream Two may be cumulated with aid granted under ERI Stream One provided that a total amount of €2 million is not exceeded.
• Compliance with the eligibility criteria related to electricity and gas expenditure, EBITDA and eligible costs will be verified and calculated by a trusted third party (accountant or auditor).
• The Measure will be open to applications until 1 March 2023 at 15:00.
The Initial Contract under the Framework Agreement will facilitate the management and development of the Measure’s business processes on behalf of Enterprise Ireland, while also facilitating the approval process.
The number of companies that will be supported under the Measure is estimated to be up to 250 companies, but this may increase as eligibility will depend on the degree to which natural gas and electricity prices increase during the eligible period compared to 2021. As a result, services involved in the management of the business processes for this measure may need to be unexpectedly scaled up or scaled down depending on natural gas and electricity price movements.
Consequently, the successful Framework Member must be capable of rapidly scaling up or down their level of Service provision and demonstrating flexibility and innovation in all activities is a mandatory requirement for this service.
The Initial Contract under the Framework Agreement for Lot 2, will cover the provision of services to include:
a. Implementation and Development of the Business Process for the Measure
b. Management of the Application and Evaluation Process
d. Management of the Appeals Process
e. Ex-Post Assessment of Certain Aid Awards

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Accelerated procedure

Justification:  

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  2

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:  Due to investment in suitable training & systems to provide the Business Process Services involved, it is necessary to have a Framework Agreement for a maximum duration of 8 years

Date:  26/09/2022

Local time:  12:00

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.
3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:
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4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type, or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a
clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
Please note that this competition was previously advertised under RFT ID 222033 which was cancelled and withdrawn without award.

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