Panel for the Provision of Financial Funding,Capital Structure & Credit Rating Advisory Services

Bord Gais Eireann

A multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Financial Funding, Capital Structure and Credit Rating Advisory Services to Bord Gáis Éireann including but not limited to:
— advice on the overall approach to liquidity and sources of finance in the context of the various structural changes to BGE,
— advice on optimal Capital structures within BGE,
— advice and negotiation of funding types and back-up lines,
— advice on execution of bond issues and Private placement structure and negotiations,
— advice on rating agency guidelines, methodology and approach with particular emphasis on BGE’s (or subsidiary) rating expectations; and,
— advice on BGE communication strategy with rating agencies.
In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire, please forward your expression of interest to gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie.
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=481252.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-08-29. The procurement was published on 2012-08-08.

Who?

• Bord Gais Eireann

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-08-08	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-08-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: financial consultancy services
Quantity or scope: Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.
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: Financial consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Not specified
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gáis Éireann
Postal address: Third Floor, City Quarter, Lapps Quay
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214907284 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-08-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-08-29 📅
Publication date: 2012-08-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 154-257661
OJ-S issue: 154
Additional information

A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email to gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie. The questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of the candidates. BGE will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers. For further details on the procedure for this competition please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire. (ET Ref:481252).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 11
Short description:

A multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Financial Funding, Capital Structure and Credit Rating Advisory Services to Bord Gáis Éireann including but not limited to:

— advice on the overall approach to liquidity and sources of finance in the context of the various structural changes to BGE,

— advice on optimal Capital structures within BGE,

— advice and negotiation of funding types and back-up lines,

— advice on execution of bond issues and Private placement structure and negotiations,

— advice on rating agency guidelines, methodology and approach with particular emphasis on BGE’s (or subsidiary) rating expectations; and,

— advice on BGE communication strategy with rating agencies.

In order to receive the pre qualification questionnaire, please forward your expression of interest to gmcprocurement@bordgais.ie.

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=481252.

Description of options: Framework agreement duration 3 years with an option to extend once by two years.
Number of possible renewals: 1
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 24 months
Reference number: RT12_024
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:

Applicants must confirm that none of the circumstances listed in paragraphs 1 or 2 of Article 45 of EU Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated 31.3.2004, (as amended by Directive 2005/51/EC dated 7.9.2005 and Directive 2005/75/EC dated 16.11.2005) or paragraphs 1 or 4 of Regulation 53 of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 329 of 2006) apply to the Applicant and any third parties involved. Applicants must confirm whether they are aware of any conflict of interest either with current clients or prospective clients in the public or private sectors, which might have an impact on their ability to provide the services being procured. A full description of the Conditions for Participation are set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

Economic and financial standing:

Applicants must submit with their pre-qualification submission evidence that they have an unmodified audit opinion with respect to the basis of going concern in the preparation of its financial statement for the most recent financial year. Where the Applicant is unable, for a valid reason, to provide the specified documentation set out above, the Applicant must inform BGE of that valid reason as to why the documentation cannot be supplied, and provide other suitable alternative documentation to BGE to prove, to the satisfaction of BGE, their economic and financial standing. Confirmation that relevant insurances can be provided if the Applicant is ultimately successful is also required. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire for further information on economic and financial capacity information and formalities.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required: Applicants must provide evidence that the Applicant has achieved a minimum turnover level of 5 000 000 EUR in each of the previous three (3) financial years. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.

Technical and professional ability:

Applicants must provide a brief profile of their company/entity including the range of relevant services offered with particular reference to BGE’s service requirements including a percentage breakdown of the total business that each of those services represent. Applicants must detail their current organisational structure to cover specifically the relevant services. Applicants must also provide 6 CVs of proposed key staff to be involved in e provision of services, outlining their qualifications and experience. Applicants must provide details of their approach and process for managing client relationships, communication and reporting and quality assurance measures. Applicants are required to demonstrate they have an acceptable level of experience in delivering previous contracts of similar capacity by providing a list of past and similar projects identifying scope, contract duration and start and end dates together with contact references of the employer/client including names, addresses and email address / fax numbers. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required: Applicants must achieve a minimum pass mark of 60 % in each of the Resources / Technical Capability and Previous Experience and Project/Contract examples. Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire for further information.

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Qualification Submissions may be submitted by single entities or by a consortium/joint venture. Where the Qualification Submission is from a consortium/joint venture, a prime service provider must be nominated. All communication should be from the prime service provider only. The prime service provider is responsible for ensuring that all parties to the consortium comply with this PQQ. BGE will not act as an arbitrator between members of a project consortium/joint venture. A consortium/joint venture will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a Qualification Submission, but may be required to do so prior to award of the Contract or Contracts.

Other particular conditions: Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 8
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaeilge.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Energy Procurement
The Group and Energy Procurement Manager
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01428 🌏
Name: Bord Gáis Éireann
URL for further information: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Source: OJS 2012/S 154-257661 (2012-08-08)

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