Management and Operation of the Irish Government's Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation invites tenders for the management and operation of a Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme. The successful tenderer (“the Operating Body”) would be contractually responsible to the Department for undertaking claims settlement / monitoring / reporting / oversight and supervision functions of the Scheme.
The Operator will be contracted by the Department to act as its agent and provide the interface between the Department and the Lenders for the practical oversight, management and operation of the Scheme, including:
1. Delivery of transactional infrastructure and management of documentation,
2. The management of the collection of premiums,
3. The settlement of guarantee claims to participating lending institutions,
4. A data-gathering, interpretation/analysis and reporting role.
5. Lender Accreditation for participation in the Scheme.
Details of responsibilities involved for each of these items are set out in the attached Invitation to Tender below.
The Scheme is to be temporary in nature, operating initially for one year but with the potential for extension for up to two further years. The initial contract will be for three years.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=347872.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-01-18. The procurement was published on 2011-12-05.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Accounting, auditing and fiscal services › Accounting and auditing services
- • Banking and investment services › Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2011-12-05 | Contract notice |
| 2012-07-31 | Contract award notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: accounting and auditing services
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Accounting and auditing services 📦
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street,
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 16312121 📞
Fax: +353 16312827 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-01-18 📅
Publication date: 2011-12-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 236-382582
Refers to notice: 2011/S 147-244613
OJ-S issue: 236
Additional information
“1) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 2) The award of contract will...”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation invites tenders for the management and operation of a Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme. The...”
“The Operator will be contracted by the Department to act as its agent and provide the interface between the Department and the Lenders for the practical...”
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“1. Delivery of transactional infrastructure and management of documentation,”
“2. The management of the collection of premiums,”
“3. The settlement of guarantee claims to participating lending institutions,”
“4. A data-gathering, interpretation/analysis and reporting role.”
“5. Lender Accreditation for participation in the Scheme.”
“Details of responsibilities involved for each of these items are set out in the attached Invitation to Tender below.”
“The Scheme is to be temporary in nature, operating initially for one year but with the potential for extension for up to two further years. The initial...”
“NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at...”
“The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of...”
“Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid...”
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“None at this stage, however, tenderers will be required to confirm that none of the conditions for exclusion regarding bankruptcy, payment of taxes, etc...”
Economic and financial standing:
“Candidates must submit their applications addressing the following criteria:”
“(1) Evidence of turnover by way of audited accounts, a statement from their auditors or otherwise.”
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“(2) Evidence of current Employers, Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurances.”
“These selection criteria will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis only.”
“Minimum level(s) of standard possibly requiredCandidates should note that the following rules will apply to the criteria above:”
“(1) Candidates must demonstrate that their turnover was at least 1 000 000 EUR per annum during the latest financial year or pro-rata, if more recently...”
“(2) Candidates must provide evidence by means of a copy of their insurance certificate or a letter from their broker stating the current levels of insurance...”
“Candidates must submit their applications addressing the criteria as set out in the Invitation to Tender document.”
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“To be agreed with the successful tenderer.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.Alternatively, if the successful tenderer is...”
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅
Procedure
Tender validity period: 2 months
Tender opening date: 2012-01-18 📅
Place of opening:
“Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.”
Place: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: SME Policy Unit
Ms. Wendy Gray
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01496 🌏
Name: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for further information: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.djei.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-07-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 147-244613
Additional information
“1) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.”
“2) The award of contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.”
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“3) This is the sole call for competition for these services.”
“(ET Ref:347872).”
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Source: OJS 2011/S 236-382582 (2011-12-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 311 291 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-31 📅
Publication date: 2012-08-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 147-245454
Refers to notice: 2011/S 236-382582
OJ-S issue: 147
Additional information
“(ET Ref:475732).”
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Contract Management (25)
2. Technical Solution (25)
3. Comprehensiveness and Quality of Proposed Solution and Resources Offered (25)
4. Reliability and Continuity of Supply (5)
5. Ultimate Cost of the Service (20)
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-03-28 📅
Name: Capita Asset Services (Ireland) Limited
Postal address: Block C, Maynooth Business Campus, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Maynooth
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2012/S 147-245454 (2012-07-31)