Request for Tenders for the Provision of Actuarial / Insurance Advisory Services to the Minister for Health in Relation to the Regulation of the Irish Health Insurance Market & UHI
Private Health Insurance Unit Department of Health
The key deliverable for this contract is the provision of actuarial and insurance advisory services to assist the Minister in the discharge of his regulatory and policy formulation responsibilities to the health insurance market in Ireland.
In particular, the Minister will require the assessment of complex numerical and actuarial data to enable informed decisions to be made on a range of complex health insurance issues.
Under the Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2013, the Minister for Health has a broad policy formation role in relation to non-prudential aspects of private health insurance, and has specific responsibility in relation to the regulation of the Irish private health insurance market, which is based on the key principles of community rating and inter-generational solidarity, open enrolment, lifetime cover and minimum benefit. Also, with the publication of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI), the Minister is committed to the implementation of a mandatory Universal Health Insurance system.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-08-26. The procurement was published on 2014-07-03.
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Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2014-07-03 | Contract notice |
| 2014-11-16 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2014-07-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Actuarial services
Quantity or scope: Above EU Threshold.135 000145 000
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: Actuarial 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: Private Health Insurance Unit Department of Health
Postal address: Hawkins House Hawkins Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: suzie_flood@health.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16354536 📞
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-07-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-08-26 📅
Publication date: 2014-07-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 128-229178
OJ-S issue: 128
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Quantity or scope: Above EU Threshold.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 135 000 💰
145 000 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Department of Health, Hawkins House, Hawkins Street, Dublin 2.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See Clause 2.2.3b of Instruactions to Tenderers in attached RFT.
Economic and financial standing: See Clause 3.2.A of Qualifications and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See Clause 3.2.A of Qualification and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Technical and professional ability: See Clause 3.2.B of Qualification and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See Clause 3.2.B of Qualification and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See attached RFT.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: None.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Procedure
Tender opening date: 2014-08-26 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Suzie Flood
Name: Roisin Cahillane
Postal address: Private Health Insurance Unit Department of Health, Hawkins House
Contact point: Roisin Cahillane
Phone: +353 16353049 📞
E-mail: roisin_cahillane@health.gov.ie 📧
Reference
Dates
Start date: 2014-10-21 📅
End date: 2015-10-20 📅
Complementary information
Review body
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16354536 📞
Information about review deadlines: Tenderers should consult their legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2014/S 128-229178 (2014-07-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Actuarial services
Quantity or scope: Above EU Threshold.135 000145 000
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: Actuarial 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: Private Health Insurance Unit Department of Health
Postal address: Hawkins House Hawkins Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: suzie_flood@health.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16354536 📞
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-07-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-08-26 📅
Publication date: 2014-07-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 128-229178
OJ-S issue: 128
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=77859&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The key deliverable for this contract is the provision of actuarial and insurance advisory services to assist the Minister in the discharge of his regulatory and policy formulation responsibilities to the health insurance market in Ireland.
In particular, the Minister will require the assessment of complex numerical and actuarial data to enable informed decisions to be made on a range of complex health insurance issues.
Under the Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2013, the Minister for Health has a broad policy formation role in relation to non-prudential aspects of private health insurance, and has specific responsibility in relation to the regulation of the Irish private health insurance market, which is based on the key principles of community rating and inter-generational solidarity, open enrolment, lifetime cover and minimum benefit. Also, with the publication of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI), the Minister is committed to the implementation of a mandatory Universal Health Insurance system.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 135 000 💰
145 000 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Department of Health, Hawkins House, Hawkins Street, Dublin 2.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See Clause 2.2.3b of Instruactions to Tenderers in attached RFT.
Economic and financial standing: See Clause 3.2.A of Qualifications and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See Clause 3.2.A of Qualification and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Technical and professional ability: See Clause 3.2.B of Qualification and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See Clause 3.2.B of Qualification and Award Criteria in attached RFT.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See attached RFT.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: None.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
The principal consultant delivering the service must be a fully qualified member of a member association of the Groups Consultatif Actuariel Europeen.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅
Procedure
Tender opening date: 2014-08-26 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish
Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Suzie Flood
Name: Roisin Cahillane
Postal address: Private Health Insurance Unit Department of Health, Hawkins House
Contact point: Roisin Cahillane
Phone: +353 16353049 📞
E-mail: roisin_cahillane@health.gov.ie 📧
Reference
Dates
Start date: 2014-10-21 📅
End date: 2015-10-20 📅
Complementary information
Review body
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16354536 📞
Information about review deadlines: Tenderers should consult their legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2014/S 128-229178 (2014-07-03)
Contract award notice (2014-11-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 108 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Health
Postal address: Hawkins House, Hawkins Street
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-11-16 📅
Publication date: 2014-11-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 222-392865
Refers to notice: 2014/S 128-229178
OJ-S issue: 222
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of the key principles of open enrolment, lifetime cover, risk equalisation, interdependencies in the market and legal framework in the context of your understanding of the Irish private health insurance market and of the Irish and EU regulatory environment
2. Understanding of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI) and of the UHI model proposed for Ireland, particularly the
3. Arrangements to ensure response times are met
4. Proposed arrangements to ensure continuity of service and provision of contingencies
5. Proposed methodologies for research, collation and presentation of results
6. Proposed quality assurance process to ensure quality of advice
7. Cost
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-10-21 📅
Name: Milliman Limited
Postal address: 28-30 Lower Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: mike.claffey@milliman.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.milliman.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2014/S 222-392865 (2014-11-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 108 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Health
Postal address: Hawkins House, Hawkins Street
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-11-16 📅
Publication date: 2014-11-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 222-392865
Refers to notice: 2014/S 128-229178
OJ-S issue: 222
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of the key principles of open enrolment, lifetime cover, risk equalisation, interdependencies in the market and legal framework in the context of your understanding of the Irish private health insurance market and of the Irish and EU regulatory environment
2. Understanding of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI) and of the UHI model proposed for Ireland, particularly the
3. Arrangements to ensure response times are met
4. Proposed arrangements to ensure continuity of service and provision of contingencies
5. Proposed methodologies for research, collation and presentation of results
6. Proposed quality assurance process to ensure quality of advice
7. Cost
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-10-21 📅
Name: Milliman Limited
Postal address: 28-30 Lower Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: mike.claffey@milliman.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.milliman.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2014/S 222-392865 (2014-11-16)
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