Pension Administration and Investment Services

Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)

A Request for Tender (RFT) Contract Notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for provision of Pension Administration and Investment Services to Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg).
Prior Indicative Notice (PIN) was published 21.9.2015 in relation to Technical Dialogue (RFT 99526 โ€” ComReg Pension โ€” PIN for Technical Dialogue re: Pension Administration, TED Reference: 2015/S 185-335902 and Ref ComReg T03255).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-07-28. The procurement was published on 2017-06-12.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2017-06-12 Contract notice
2017-07-10 Additional information
2017-09-07 Additional information
2017-10-12 Additional information
2017-11-22 Additional information
2018-01-22 Additional information
2018-03-05 Additional information
2018-04-16 Additional information
2018-05-14 Additional information
2023-01-20 Contract award notice
Additional information (2017-07-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)
National registration number: 9614619A
Postal address: One Dockland Central, Guild Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Karen Cumiskey
Phone: +353 18049600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18049665 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.comreg.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/559 ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pension Administration and Investment Services. ComReg T04793
Products/services: Pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œA Request for Tender (RFT) Contract Notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for provision of Pension...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 113-227720

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
Old value
Date: 2017-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2017-09-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6)
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Old value
Date: 2017-10-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2017-12-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders:
Old value
Date: 2017-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2017-09-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Other additional information

โ€œResponse Deadline for Receipt of E-Master Tender Application is extended to 22.9.2017 (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ RFT 114741 and TED Reference: 2017/S...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2017/S 131-268509 (2017-07-10)
Additional information (2017-09-07)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
Old value
Date: 2017-09-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2017-10-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Old value
Date: 2017-12-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-01-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders:
Old value
Date: 2017-09-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2017-10-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 9:00
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot 1 and Lot 2 of RFT 114741 โ€” ComReg T04793 โ€” Pension Administration and Investment Services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2017/S 174-356976 (2017-09-07)
Additional information (2017-10-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg),

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œA Request for Tender (RFT) Contract Notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for provision of Pension...โ€    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2017-10-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2017-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Old value
Date: 2018-01-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-03-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2017-10-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 9:00
New value
Date: 2017-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot one and Lot two of RFT 114741 โ€” ComReg T04793 โ€” Pension Administration and Investment Services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2017/S 199-410051 (2017-10-12)
Additional information (2017-11-22)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2017-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-02-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Old value
Date: 2018-03-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-05-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2017-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
New value
Date: 2018-02-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot one and Lot two of RFT 114741 โ€” ComReg T04793 โ€” Pension Administration and Investment Services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2017/S 225-469184 (2017-11-22)
Additional information (2018-01-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: One Dockland Central, Guild Street,
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: Dublin 1

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pension administration and investment services ComReg T04793
Short description:
โ€œA Request for Tender (RFT) Contract Notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for the provision of pension...โ€    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.I.8)
Old value
Text: No
New value
Text: Yes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Old value
Date: 2018-02-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6)
Old value
Date: 2018-05-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-06-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Old value
Date: 2018-02-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
New value
Date: 2018-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot one and Lot two of RFT 114741 โ€” ComReg T04793 โ€” Pension administration and investment services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2018/S 016-033411 (2018-01-22)
Additional information (2018-03-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pension Administration and Investment Services ComReg T04793
Short description:
โ€œA Request for Tender (RFT) Contract Notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for provision of Pension...โ€    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: 1V.2.2
Old value
Date: 2018-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-04-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: 1V.2.6
Old value
Date: 2018-06-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-07-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: 1V.2.7
Old value
Date: 2018-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
New value
Date: 2018-04-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:01
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot one and Lot two of RFT 114741 - ComReg T04793 - pension administration and investment services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2018/S 046-101605 (2018-03-05)
Additional information (2018-04-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œA Request for Tender (RFT) contract notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for provision of pension...โ€    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2018-04-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-05-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Old value
Date: 2018-07-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-08-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2018-04-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-05-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot one and Lot two of RFT 114741 - ComReg T04793 - pension administration and investment services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2018/S 075-167729 (2018-04-16)
Additional information (2018-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œA Request for Tender (RFT) contract notice (Etenders.gov.ie and TED) is hereby published to request tender applications for provision of pension...โ€    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2017-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Old value
Date: 2017-10-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-10-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2017-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2018-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 17:00
Other additional information

โ€œIn regard to Lot 1 and Lot 2 of RFT 114741 - ComReg T04793 - Pension administration and investment services, published on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2018/S 092-209553 (2018-05-14)
Contract award notice (2023-01-20)
Contracting authority
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Public Body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 823 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLot 1 - Pension consulting for the AVC scheme, Pension Administration and Investment Servicesโ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Financial and insurance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Banking and investment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Insurance and pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: As per Procurement documents
Description of the procurement:
โ€œLot 1 Pension consulting for the AVC scheme. Pension consulting, administration and actuarial services in respect of the DB scheme.โ€
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Methodology for Service Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œDemonstrated Quality of Team Proposed including Proposals on Continuity of Team and Succession Planningโ€
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25
Description
Additional information:
โ€œPlease refer to all documents attached to the contract notice on http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ RFT 114741 in order to complete your tender applicationโ€

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 - Investment services for the DB Scheme
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Main site or place of performance: As per procurement documents
Description of the procurement: As per procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 113-227720

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œLot 1 - Pension consulting for the AVC scheme, Pension Administration and Investment Servicesโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-12-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mercer (Ireland) Limited
National registration number: 0837946H
Postal address: Charlotte House
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 872054396 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: carol.leonard@mercer.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.mercer.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 617 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 - Investment services for the DB Scheme
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 206 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œAs per Contract Notice Procurement Documentation, the Contract will run for five years. then At the end of the initial (5 year ) contract period, the...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 018-048606 (2023-01-20)