Insurance Brokerage Services

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

HRI now invites responses from suitably qualified and experienced insurance brokers to work on behalf of the contracting Authority for the provision of insurance brokerage and related services. The role of the selected broker may include but will not be limited to the following:
— The successful broker will act on behalf of the contracting authority to negotiate and secure the best price and appropriate levels of cover from the marketplace.
— In conjunction with the contracting authority, supplier to agree insurance strategies and programmes that provide suitable cover while also ensuring a cost effective solution.
— Provide independent brokerage services for the placing of underwriting services to ensure the Contracting Authority is attaining the best value for money.
Please consult the tender document to view full specification of requirements and types of insurance policies the Contracting Authority has in place.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-08-03. The procurement was published on 2017-06-29.

Suppliers

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

• Willis Towers Watson

Who?

• Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

What?

Where?

• Mid-East
• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2017-06-29	Contract notice
2017-11-21	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2017-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Insurance brokerage services
Reference number: HRIJUNE17/2FD
Short description:

HRI now invites responses from suitably qualified and experienced insurance brokers to work on behalf of the contracting Authority for the provision of insurance brokerage and related services. The role of the selected broker may include but will not be limited to the following: — The successful broker will act on behalf of the contracting authority to negotiate and secure the best price and appropriate levels of cover from the marketplace. — In conjunction with the contracting authority, supplier to agree insurance strategies and programmes that provide suitable cover while also ensuring a cost effective solution. — Provide independent brokerage services for the placing of underwriting services to ensure the Contracting Authority is attaining the best value for money. Please consult the tender document to view full specification of requirements and types of insurance policies the Contracting Authority has in place.

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: Insurance brokerage services 📦
Additional CPV: Insurance services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Mid-East 🏙️

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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Postal address: Ballymany, Co. Kildare
Postal town: The Curragh
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hri.ie 🌏
E-mail: fdoyle@hri.ie 📧
Phone: +353 45455485 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=114876&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=114876&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-06-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2017-08-03 📅
Publication date: 2017-07-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 125-254568
OJ-S issue: 125
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Establishment of this framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time. 8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Establishment of this framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the

contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

— The successful broker will act on behalf of the contracting authority to negotiate and secure the best price and appropriate levels of cover from the marketplace.

— In conjunction with the contracting authority, supplier to agree insurance strategies and programmes that provide suitable cover while also ensuring a cost effective solution.

— Provide independent brokerage services for the placing of underwriting services to ensure the Contracting Authority is attaining the best value for money.

Please consult the tender document to view full specification of requirements and types of insurance policies the Contracting Authority has in place.

Estimated total value: 600 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

This framework agreement will have a maximum potential duration of four (4) years. In the first instance, it is anticipated that a contract of two (2) years' duration with an option to extend on an annual basis up to a maximum of four (4) years will be entered into with the successful tenderer emerging form this competitive process.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2017-08-03 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Horse Racing Irelands Headquarters in Ballymany, The Curragh, Co. Kildare.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Fergal Doyle
Internet address: www.hri.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=114876&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 4 years.

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Establishment of this framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the

contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886088 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: WWW.COURTS.IE 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Statutory instrument No 130 of 2010 (the Irish remedies regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the high court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement (including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement and reviewable public contract.

Source: OJS 2017/S 125-254568 (2017-06-29)

Contract award notice (2017-11-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 48 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-11-21 📅
Publication date: 2017-11-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 225-468917
Refers to notice: 2017/S 125-254568
OJ-S issue: 225
Additional information

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Establishment of this framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreements or any contract awarded under the framework agreements at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 3000
Quality criterion (name): Contract and account management
Quality criterion (weighting): 2000
Quality criterion (name): Value added services
Quality criterion (weighting): 1000
Cost criterion: Ultimate cost
Cost weighting: 4000

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-10-01 📅

Reference
Additional information

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

Complementary information
Review body
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2017/S 225-468917 (2017-11-21)

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