Framework for the Provision of Pensions Advisory Services to Ervia, Irish Water, Gas Networks Ireland and other Framework Users

Ervia

The Contracting Entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of general and specialist advice to Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland, Irish Water and the Trustees (Trustee Boards) of the occupational pension schemes in place (as outlined in Appendix 3), including accounting services.
The scope will also include liaising with:
โ€” pensions in an mergers and acquisitions situation,
โ€” semi state bodies, government departments, local authorities and other regulatory bodies,
โ€” trade union bodies and other stakeholders.
For full details please refer to PQQ Document.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-03-07. The procurement was published on 2019-02-05.

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

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2019-02-05 Contract notice
2020-05-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-02-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Ervia
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: P.O. Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Louise Hegarty
Phone: +353 2139206 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: louise.hegarty@ervia.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ervia.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œFramework for the Provision of Pensions Advisory Services to Ervia, Irish Water, Gas Networks Ireland and other Framework Users 18/248โ€
Products/services: Business and management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of general and...โ€    Show more
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pensions Advisory Services to Ervia
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Pension investment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension fund management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Financial markets administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Trust and custody services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Financial consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Individual pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Group pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension fund consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension fund administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Financial management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Human resources management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of general and...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œ3 years, plus an option to extend for further periods up to a total maximum of 2 years.โ€
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:
โ€œ5 applicants will be invited to tender for each lot (provided 5 applicants submit compliant PQQ responses that meet the minimum requirements). If there is...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: Option to extend for periods of up to a maximum of 2 years.
Description
Additional information:
โ€œYou must submit through the Etenders system before the deadline.The submission deadline is strict and no submissions will be possible after the date and...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pensions Advisory Services to the Trustees of the Pension Schemes
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of general and...โ€    Show more
Description of renewals:
โ€œ3 years plus an option to extend for further periods up to a total maximum of 2 years.โ€
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
โ€œ5 applicants will be invited to tender for each lot (provided 5 applicants submit compliant PQQ responses that meet the minimum requirements). If there is...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œYou must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict and no submissions will be possible after the date and...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only.โ€
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
โ€œRequests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal...โ€    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Refer to PQQ.

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: 2019-03-07 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2019/S 027-061094 (2019-02-05)
Contract award notice (2020-05-20)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Contact person: Niamh McHugh
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe contracting entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier framework agreements for the provision of general and...โ€    Show more
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contracting entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier framework agreements for the provision of general and...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Description of options: 1 year + 1 year extension option.
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contracting entity is undertaking a competitive tender process to establish single supplier framework agreements for the provision of general and...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 027-061094

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Pensions Advisory Services to Ervia
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-04-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Willis Towers Watson (Ireland)
National registration number: IE6422562B
Postal address: Elm Park Business Campus
Postal town: Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 P231
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Pensions Advisory Services to the Trustees of the Pension Schemes
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: AON Hewitt (Ireland) Ltd
National registration number: IE6376441J
Postal address: 5th Floor, Block D, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Rd
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 VH94

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPlease refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2020/S 100-242846 (2020-05-20)