Appointment of a single Service Provider to a Framework Agreement for Software Application Support and Development

The Pensions Authority

Under the Framework Agreement, the Service Provider will provide:
1. technical support and maintenance activities for the Pensions Authority‘s Interactive Scheme Information System (ISIS); and.
2. development services to deliver key enhancements to ISIS as identified by the Authority.
The Authority’s Interactive Scheme Information System ('ISIS') went live in January 2011. ISIS is used to hold data on all occupational pension schemes and allows Registered Administrators (RAs) and interested parties (external users) to submit and manage data to the Authority including:
— scheme registrations,
— Annual Scheme Information (ASI) submissions,
— Actuarial Funding Certificate (AFC) submissions,
— Funding Standard Reserve Certificate (FSRC) submissions,
— Annual Actuarial Data Returns (AADR),
— scheme fee payments,
— scheme data amendments and updates (e.g. names of trustees, etc.).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-08-05. The procurement was published on 2015-06-26.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-06-26 Contract notice
2015-11-27 Contract award notice
2018-12-11 Additional information
Contract notice (2015-06-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Database and operating software package
Quantity or scope:
“The objective of this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’) is to appoint a single Service Provider (‘the Service Provider’) to a Framework Agreement for Application...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 500 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Database and operating software package 📦

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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: The Pensions Authority
Postal address: Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lr Mount Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: kodea@pensionsauthority.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16131942 📞
Fax: +353 16318602 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-06-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-08-05 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 124-227793
OJ-S issue: 124

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Under the Framework Agreement, the Service Provider will provide:”

“1. technical support and maintenance activities for the Pensions Authority‘s Interactive Scheme Information System (ISIS); and.”
Show more (9)
“2. development services to deliver key enhancements to ISIS as identified by the Authority.”

“The Authority’s Interactive Scheme Information System ('ISIS') went live in January 2011. ISIS is used to hold data on all occupational pension schemes and...”    Show more

“— scheme registrations,”

“— Annual Scheme Information (ASI) submissions,”

“— Actuarial Funding Certificate (AFC) submissions,”

“— Funding Standard Reserve Certificate (FSRC) submissions,”

“— Annual Actuarial Data Returns (AADR),”

“— scheme fee payments,”

“— scheme data amendments and updates (e.g. names of trustees, etc.).”
Quantity or scope:
“The objective of this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’) is to appoint a single Service Provider (‘the Service Provider’) to a Framework Agreement for Application...”    Show more
Reference number: TPA RFT June 2015
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Dublin 2.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“See RFT documentation.”
Economic and financial standing:
“See RFT documentation.”
Minimum level(s) of standards:
“See RFT documentation.”
Technical and professional ability:
“See RFT documentation.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“See RFT documentation.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“See RFT documentation.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“See RFT documentation.”
Other particular conditions:
“See RFT documentation.”

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 006 months
Tender opening date: 2015-08-06 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ciaran Holahan, Kieran O'Dea
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1189 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89644&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89644&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2015-10-01 📅
End date: 2019-10-02 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: TPA RFT June 2015
Source: OJS 2015/S 124-227793 (2015-06-26)
Contract award notice (2015-11-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Database-management system
Total value of the procurement: 600 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Database-management system 📦

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-11-27 📅
Publication date: 2015-12-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 233-423908
Refers to notice: 2015/S 124-227793
OJ-S issue: 233

Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: RFT96574 - TPA RFT June 2015 - Appointment of a single Service Provider to a Framework Agreement for Software Application Support and Development.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of Requirements (20)
2. Quality of Response (10)
3. Quality of Proposed Team Structure (15)
4. Proposed Approach (25)
5. Cost (30)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-09-08 📅
Name: Aspiracon Limited
Postal address: Little Island
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Kieran O' Dea, Ciaran Holahan
Source: OJS 2015/S 233-423908 (2015-11-27)
Additional information (2018-12-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Under the Framework Agreement, the service provider will provide: 1) Technical support and maintenance activities for the Pensions Authority's Interactive...”    Show more
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Electronic data management (EDM) 📦

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lwr Mount St.
Postal code: D02 KX27
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.pensionsauthority.ie 🌏
E-mail: cholahan@pensionsauthority.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16131911 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-12-11 📅
Publication date: 2018-12-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 241-551441
Refers to notice: 2015/S 233-423908
OJ-S issue: 241
Additional information

“This contract was awarded for a 3 year period, with an option to extend the contract by 1 further year. The initial Contract Notice estimated the value of...”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Under the Framework Agreement, the service provider will provide:”

“1) Technical support and maintenance activities for the Pensions Authority's Interactive Scheme Information System (ISIS); and”
Show more (3)
“2) development services to deliver key enhancements to ISIS as identified by the Authority.”

“The Authority’s Interactive Scheme Information System (“ISIS”) went live in January 2011. ISIS is used to hold data on all occupational pension schemes and...”    Show more

“—Annual Actuarial Data Returns (AADR),”

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ciaran Holahan
Source: OJS 2018/S 241-551441 (2018-12-11)
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