Crisis Simulation Exercises with Related Consultancy and Training Services for the Central Bank Of Ireland

Central Bank of Ireland

The Central Bank is seeking to establish a framework agreement for crisis preparedness and management consultancy services including crisis simulation and Business Continuity Management (โ€˜BCMโ€™) exercises. The Central Bank is also seeking training services to support the Central Bankโ€™s ongoing financial crisis preparedness and management work and business continuity management work.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-07. The procurement was published on 2020-11-26.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-26 Contract notice
2022-08-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Crisis management services
Reference number: 2019P009
Short description:
The Central Bank is seeking to establish a framework agreement for crisis preparedness and management consultancy services including crisis simulation and Business Continuity Management (โ€˜BCMโ€™) exercises. The Central Bank is also seeking training services to support the Central Bankโ€™s ongoing financial crisis preparedness and management work and business continuity management work.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Crisis management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Crisis management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Central Bank of Ireland
Postal address: PO Box 559, New Wapping Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: ronan.gordon@centralbank.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 12245136 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176840&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176840&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-01-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 234-577932
OJ-S issue: 234

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 040 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Financial Crisis Simulation Exercises and Consultancy Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:
The Central Bank is seeking to establish a framework agreement for crisis preparedness and management consultancy services including crisis simulation and exercises.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The Central Bank has the right to extend the duration of the framework agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of 12 months so that the framework agreement may ultimately have a maximum total duration of 48 months.
Title of the lot: Business Continuity Management (BCM) Simulation Exercises and Consultancy Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:
The Central Bank is seeking to establish a framework agreement for crisis preparedness and management consultancy services including crisis simulation and Business Continuity Management (โ€˜BCMโ€™) exercises.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management Training Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:
The Central Bank is seeking training services to support the Central Bankโ€™s ongoing financial crisis preparedness and management work and business continuity management work.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 120 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to ITT for further details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 15
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2021-01-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Dublin.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and balance of proposed deployment of resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Proposed methodology and approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 35 %
Price (weighting): 25 %
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of requirements

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ronan Gordon
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/329 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176840&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2020/S 234-577932 (2020-11-26)
Contract award notice (2022-08-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Central Bank is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for crisis preparedness and management consultancy services including crisis simulation and Business Continuity Management (โ€œBCMโ€) exercises. The Central Bank is also seeking training services to support the Central Bankโ€™s ongoing financial crisis preparedness and management work and business continuity management work.
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Total value of the procurement: 1 040 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: PO Box 559
Postal code: New Wapping Street,

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-08-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-08-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 155-444147
Refers to notice: 2020/S 234-577932
OJ-S issue: 155
Additional information
This Competition was run under Regulation 74 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (the โ€œRegulationsโ€), and accordingly is subject only to limited aspects of the Regulations. The figures in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4 of this notice represent the Central Bankโ€™s best estimate of the anticipated total value of the services, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of the Central Bankโ€™s variable demand for the relevant services. The figures represent an estimate only and do not amount to a guarantee that any purchases will be made pursuant to the framework agreement, and therefore the value may be significantly lower or higher than the estimate.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Financial crisis simulation exercises and consultancy services
Short description:
The general scope of services under Lot 1 is for the delivery of a wide range of financial crisis simulation exercises and consultancy services including:
โ€ข development, execution, facilitation and evaluation of crisis simulation exercises involving financial system crises;
โ€ข development and enhancement of crisis preparedness and management arrangements as part of the development of, or recommendations from, financial crisis simulation exercises;
โ€ข facilitation and consultancy related services; and
โ€ข ancillary consultancy services in relation to crisis preparedness and management
Duration in months: 36
Description of options:
The Central Bank has the right, at its discretion, to extend the framework term for a further period or periods of up to 12 months on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Central Bankโ€™s obligations at law โ€” maximum duration of the framework term shall be four (4) years in aggregate.
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Title of the lot: Business continuity management (BCM) simulation exercises and consultancy services
Short description:
The general scope of services under Lot 2 is for the delivery of a wide range of BCM simulation exercises and consultancy services including:
โ€ข development, execution, facilitation and evaluation of crisis simulation exercises involving business continuity disruptions;
โ€ข development and enhancement of BCM arrangements as part of the development of, or recommendations from, BCM simulation exercises;
Title of the lot: 3. Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management Training Services
Short description:
The general scope of services under Lot 3 is for the delivery of a wide range of training services to include
โ€ข supporting capability development in the areas of crisis preparedness and management including crisis communications, crisis contingency planning and building crisis ready teams and infrastructure; and
โ€ข ancillary training services in relation to crisis preparedness, financial crisis management and business continuity crisis management
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Balance of Proposed Deployment of Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Methodology & Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 35%
Price (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of Requirements

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Risk & Resilience Ltd
Postal address: 2 Woodstock Link
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT68DD
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Belfast ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Total value of the procurement: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
320 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
120 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
8

Reference
Additional information
This Competition was run under Regulation 74 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (the โ€œRegulationsโ€), and accordingly is subject only to limited aspects of the Regulations.
The figures in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4 of this notice represent the Central Bankโ€™s best estimate of the anticipated total value of the services, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of the Central Bankโ€™s variable demand for the relevant services. The figures represent an estimate only and do not amount to a guarantee that any purchases will be made pursuant to the framework agreement, and therefore the value may be significantly lower or higher than the estimate.
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Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Information about review deadlines:
In accordance with Regulation 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (as amended).
Source: OJS 2022/S 155-444147 (2022-08-08)