The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme. It is proposed that the contract will include the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
1) The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme;
2) Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the Trustees of the scheme and to ESB pensions;
3) Administration;
4) Investment consulting;
5) Trustee services;
6) Member services;
7) Communications;
8) Additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-04-23.
The procurement was published on 2019-03-19.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: DC Pension Scheme Administrator
SSCON4452
Products/services: Pension services📦
Short description:
“The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC)...”
Short description
The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme. It is proposed that the contract will include the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
1) The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme;
2) Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the Trustees of the scheme and to ESB pensions;
3) Administration;
4) Investment consulting;
5) Trustee services;
6) Member services;
7) Communications;
8) Additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
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Additional products/services: Pension fund administration services📦
Place of performance: Dublin🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC)...”
Description of the procurement
The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme. It is proposed that the contract will include the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
1) The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme;
2) Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the Trustees of the scheme and to ESB pensions;
3) Administration;
4) Investment consulting;
5) Trustee services;
6) Member services;
7) Communications;
8) Additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Description
Additional information:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and will be available to download from...”
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and will be available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 147919 from Wednesday 20.3.2019.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and will be available to download from...”
List and brief description of conditions
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and will be available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 147919 from Wednesday 20.3.2019.
Show more Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-04-23
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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...”
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 entity 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 entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the Framework Agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the Framework Agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreement 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 entity 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;
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.
Show more Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting entity will not conclude this Framework Agreement/contract until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting entity will not conclude this Framework Agreement/contract until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned tenderers. Review procedure are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the Framework Agreement/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/contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 058-135173 (2019-03-19)
Contract award notice (2019-04-15) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC)...”
Short description
The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme. It is proposed that the contract will include the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
1) The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme;
2) Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the trustees of the scheme and to ESB pensions;
3) Administration;
4) Investment consulting;
5) Trustee services;
6) Member services;
7) Communications;
8) Additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
Show more Description
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC)...”
Description of the procurement
The contracting entity intends to procure external administration and associated services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme. It is proposed that the contract will include the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
1) The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme;
2) Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the Trustees of the Scheme and to ESB pensions;
3) Administration;
4) Investment consulting;
5) Trustee services;
6) Member services;
7) Communications;
8) Additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
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Additional information:
“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and will be available to download from...”
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and will be available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 147919 from Wednesday 20.3.2019
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 058-135173
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: DC Pension Scheme Administrator
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Complementary 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...”
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 entity 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 entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the Framework Agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the Framework Agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreement 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 entity 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;
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 077-184451 (2019-04-15)