The lots will have the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
Lot 1:
The facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution scheme. It is proposed that the Contract will include the following:
— the facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution Scheme,
— administration,
— provision of secretarial services to the Trustee board,
— member services,
— communications,
— additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
Lot 2:
Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the trustees of the scheme and to ESB Pensions.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-29.
The procurement was published on 2019-04-24.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“DC Pension Scheme Administrator and Delivery of Investment Consulting Services
SS/CON/4602”
Products/services: Pension services📦
Short description:
“The lots will have the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
Lot 1:
The facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution...”
Short description
The lots will have the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
Lot 1:
The facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution scheme. It is proposed that the Contract will include the following:
— the facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution Scheme,
— administration,
— provision of secretarial services to the Trustee board,
— member services,
— communications,
— additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
Lot 2:
Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the trustees of the scheme and to ESB Pensions.
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Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Administration Services to the Trustees and Members of ESB Defined Contribution Pension Scheme” Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Pension fund administration services📦
Place of performance: Dublin🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1:
It is proposed that the Contract will include the following:
— the facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 1:
It is proposed that the Contract will include the following:
— the facilitation of all the Pension Administration for the Defined Contribution Scheme,
— administration,
— provision of secretarial services to the Trustee board,
— member services,
— communications,
— 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
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top scoring 5 firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying.
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Options ✅
Description of options:
“At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the duration of this contract is for 3 years (36 months) with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.”
Description of options
At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the duration of this contract is for 3 years (36 months) with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.
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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 149858 following the publication of the notice in the EU Journal.
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Delivery of Investment Consulting Services in a Cost Effective and Timely Manner to the Trustees of the Scheme and to ESB Pensions” Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Additional products/services: Pension fund consultancy services📦
Additional products/services: Pension services📦
Description of the procurement:
“Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the trustees of the scheme and to ESB Pensions.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 149858 following the publication of...”
List and brief description of conditions
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 149858 following the publication of the notice in the EU Journal.
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 several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-05-29
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“Section IV.1.3) above refers.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
For Lot 1 envisaged number is 1 participant subject to...”
Section IV.1.3) above refers.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
For Lot 1 envisaged number is 1 participant subject to that number qualifying.
For Lot 2 envisaged number is 1 participant subject to that number qualifying.
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. 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 contract 1 or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the contract, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the said contract;
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the contract at any time;
8) 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.
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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 083-198077 (2019-04-24)
Contract award notice (2020-05-01) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The lots will have the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
Lot 1
The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution...”
Short description
The lots will have the following non-exhaustive high level scope:
Lot 1
The facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme. It is proposed that the contract will include the following:
— the facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme
— administration
— provision of secretarial services to the trustee board
— member services
— communications
— additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
Lot 2
Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the trustees of the scheme and to ESB Pensions.
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This contract is divided into lots ✅ Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1
It is proposed that the contract will include the following:
• the facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 1
It is proposed that the contract will include the following:
• the facilitation of all the pension administration for the defined contribution scheme
• administration
• provision of secretarial services to the Trustee board
• member services
• communications
• additional consultancy services not forming part of above.
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Description of the procurement:
“Delivery of investment consulting services in a cost effective and timely manner to the Trustees of the Scheme and to ESB Pensions.”
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 083-198077
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title:
“Administration Services to the Trustees and members of ESB Defined Contribution Pension Scheme”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-02-26 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: AON Hewitt
National registration number: 356441
Postal address: Block D, Iveagh Crt, Harcourt st.
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Delivery of Investment Consulting Services
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Willis Towers Watson
Postal address: Elm Park, Merrion Rd
Postal town: Dublin 4
Complementary information Additional information
“Section IV.1.3) above refers.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
For Lot 1 envisaged number is 1 participant subject to...”
Section IV.1.3) above refers.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
For Lot 1 envisaged number is 1 participant subject to that number qualifying;
For Lot 2 envisaged number is 1 participant subject to that number qualifying;
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. 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 contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the contract, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the said contract.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the contract at any time.
8) 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.
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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 2020/S 088-210991 (2020-05-01)