Transition management services

Courts Service

Once off transition management services to restructure the investment arrangements following the outcome of an EU public tender for investment management services.
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=256532.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-07-22. The procurement was published on 2011-06-20.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-06-20 Contract notice
2011-09-27 Additional information
Contract notice (2011-06-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: banking and investment services
Quantity or scope:
The Courts Service is revising its investment arrangements, as detailed in the EU public tender for investment management services. The Courts Service is seeking a professional transition manager to restructure the existing portfolio post the selection of an investment manager(s). The Courts Service investments currently amount to approximately 1.2 billion EUR of which the majority is in cash based strategies. Currently 66 000 000 EUR is invested in index equity and bond funds and will need to be transitioned to the new arrangements (once decided).
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Banking and investment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Phoenix House, 15/24 Phoenix St. North, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: acjtender@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18886601 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-06-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-07-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 118-195130
OJ-S issue: 118
Additional information
The Request for Qualification document is available on the etenders website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the request for qualification questionnaire is completed and returned in accordance with the requirements set out in the entire document. The Courts Service reserves the right to terminate the process and any discussions at any time. The Courts Service shall not be obliged to enter into a contract with any tenderer. The Courts Service is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned acts. The candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Courts Service will consult with any candidate/tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information Request received. The Courts Service accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any candidate/tenderer in connection with the tender competition. (ET Ref:256532).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Once off transition management services to restructure the investment arrangements following the outcome of an EU public tender for investment management services.
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=256532.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please see request for qualification document published at http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
Please see request for qualification document published at http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please see request for qualification document published at http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
Please see request for qualification document published at http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests for qualification may be submitted by a single candidate or by a consortium. A consortium will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request for qualification but may be required to do so prior to award of the contract if the Courts Service considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction. The Courts Service also reserves the right to contract with each member of the consortium on the basis of joint and several liabilty, or with one member of the consortium as a main contractor with a number sub-contractors, or on any other basis the Courts Service considers appropriate.
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Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-08-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Courts Service
Contact
Contact point: Accountant's Office
Denise Mullins
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01653 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Courts Service
URL for further information: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-01-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 1-195515
Additional information
The Request for Qualification document is available on the etenders website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the request for qualification questionnaire is completed and returned in accordance with the requirements set out in the entire document. The Courts Service reserves the right to terminate the process and any discussions at any time. The Courts Service shall not be obliged to enter into a contract with any tenderer. The Courts Service is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned acts. The candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Courts Service will consult with any candidate/tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information Request received. The Courts Service accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any candidate/tenderer in connection with the tender competition.
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(ET Ref:256532).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
An application for interlocutory orders or for review of the contract award decision shall be made within 30 calendar days after the applicant was notified of the decision, or knew or ought to have known of the infringement alleged in the application.
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Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Source: OJS 2011/S 118-195130 (2011-06-20)
Additional information (2011-09-27)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-09-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-09-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 188-306158
Refers to notice: 2011/S 118-195130
OJ-S issue: 188
Source: OJS 2011/S 188-306158 (2011-09-27)