Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated by Fáilte Ireland,
— preparing and setting out the required content of the financial statements, valuation basis for scheme assets and treatment of liabilities in line with FRS102.,
— transition the scheme data from the current service provider’s pension administration system and Fáilte Ireland’s IT system (CORE HR) to the tenderer’s pension administration system,
— assist with the transition of the services at the contract conclusion,
— ongoing relationship and contract management.
A detailed list of the services required is outlined in the tender documents. During the course of discharging the duties, the successful tenderer must ensure that all schemes comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-06-20.
The procurement was published on 2019-05-20.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Pensions Administration Service
HR/2019/10
Products/services: Pension services📦
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated by Fáilte Ireland,
— preparing and setting out the required content of the financial statements, valuation basis for scheme assets and treatment of liabilities in line with FRS102.,
— transition the scheme data from the current service provider’s pension administration system and Fáilte Ireland’s IT system (CORE HR) to the tenderer’s pension administration system,
— assist with the transition of the services at the contract conclusion,
— ongoing relationship and contract management.
A detailed list of the services required is outlined in the tender documents. During the course of discharging the duties, the successful tenderer must ensure that all schemes comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 625 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Insurance and pension services📦
Additional products/services: Pension fund administration services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated...”
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated by Fáilte Ireland,
— preparing and setting out the required content of the financial statements, valuation basis for scheme assets and treatment of liabilities in line with FRS102,
— transition the scheme data from the current service provider’s pension administration system and Fáilte Ireland’s IT system (CORE HR) to the tenderer’s pension administration system,
— assist with the transition of the services at the contract conclusion,
— ongoing relationship and contract management.
A detailed list of the services required is outlined in the tender documents. During the course of discharging the duties, the successful tenderer must ensure that all schemes comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
The pensions administration service will be an outsourced service model, providing quality pension services to Fáilte Ireland, its staff, deferred members and pensioners.
Note: Fáilte Ireland pays all pensions in payment. It is envisaged that this role will remain unchanged.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 625 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in the ITT documentation available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie” 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 related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in the ITT documentation available for downloading from www.etenders.gov.ie” Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-06-20
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-06-20 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-06-20
12:00 📅
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 website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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, participants or tenderers;
4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded contract the Contracting Authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the Contracting Authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. 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;
6) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time;
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010,...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the 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 contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 098-237405 (2019-05-20)
Contract award notice (2019-11-05) Contracting authority Name and addresses
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie📧
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated...”
Short description
Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated by Fáilte Ireland,
— preparing and setting out the required content of the financial statements, valuation basis for scheme assets and treatment of liabilities in line with FRS102,
— transition the scheme data from the current service provider’s pension administration system and Fáilte Ireland’s IT system (CORE HR) to the Tenderer’s pension administration system,
— assist with the transition of the services at the contract conclusion,
— ongoing relationship and contract management.
A detailed list of the services required is outlined in the tender documents. During the course of discharging the duties, the successful Tenderer must ensure that all schemes comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
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Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated...”
Description of the procurement
Fáilte Ireland intends to appoint a supplier to provide a pensions administration service. This service comprises:
— administration of the schemes operated by Fáilte Ireland,
— preparing and setting out the required content of the financial statements, valuation basis for scheme assets and treatment of liabilities in line with FRS102,
— transition the scheme data from the current service provider’s pension administration system and Fáilte Ireland’s IT system (CORE HR) to the tenderer’s pension administration system,
— assist with the transition of the services at the contract conclusion,
— ongoing relationship and contract management
A detailed list of the services required is outlined in the tender documents. During the course of discharging the duties, the successful Tenderer must ensure that all schemes comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
The pensions administration service will be an outsourced service model, providing quality pension services to Fáilte Ireland, its staff, deferred members and pensioners.
Note: Fáilte Ireland pays all pensions in payment. It is envisaged that this role will remain unchanged.
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Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Assessment of key personnel to deliver services
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 098-237405
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Pensions Administration Service
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
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 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, participants or tenderers;
4) Establishment of this contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to contract with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. 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;
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, at any time;
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the evaluation stage.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010,...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the 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 contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 215-528066 (2019-11-05)