CIDAC shall require the framework member to provide insurance brokerage and services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the Celtic Interconnector Project. The required services will mainly comprise of advice on and assistance with the insurance elements of the major contracts for the project and. shall include seeking quotations from the market for all required insurances and subsequently placing these insurances on behalf of the Company with the preferred insurance company.
The general requirements will include working with the Company’s insurance teams to provide advice on all insurance and ancillary services required for the project.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-03-24.
The procurement was published on 2020-03-18.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Contracting authority (additional)
Name: EirGrid
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal town: Dublin
Contact person: Anthony Flood
Name: Rte
Postal address: Immeuble WINDOW, 7C, Place du Dôme
Postal town: Paris
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Insurance Brokerage and Services for the Celtic Interconnector Project
ENQEIR710”
Products/services: Insurance services📦
Short description:
“CIDAC shall require the framework member to provide insurance brokerage and services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the...”
Short description
CIDAC shall require the framework member to provide insurance brokerage and services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the Celtic Interconnector Project. The required services will mainly comprise of advice on and assistance with the insurance elements of the major contracts for the project and. shall include seeking quotations from the market for all required insurances and subsequently placing these insurances on behalf of the Company with the preferred insurance company.
The general requirements will include working with the Company’s insurance teams to provide advice on all insurance and ancillary services required for the project.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 37 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Insurance services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Place of performance: France 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“RTE and EirGrid, have been engaged in exploring the feasibility of an interconnector project between Ireland and France, which will hereafter be referred to...”
Description of the procurement
RTE and EirGrid, have been engaged in exploring the feasibility of an interconnector project between Ireland and France, which will hereafter be referred to as either the ‘Celtic Interconnector Project’ and/or ‘Project’.
EirGrid, and RTE have established an Irish incorporated Joint Venture (IJV) Celtic Interconnector Designated Activity Company (‘CIDAC’) to procure, administer, manage and contribute to the design, development and construction of the Celtic Interconnector assets on their behalf. Throughout all phases of the project any assets, rights or benefits held by the IJV shall be held on behalf of the shareholders (EirGrid and RTE) jointly.
This procurement is being run by EirGrid on behalf of CIDAC.
The Company intends to establish a single supplier framework agreement (Framework Agreement) with the successful tenderer for the provision of the insurance brokerage and services.
The initial framework agreement period will be from contract award for 4 years, with the option to extend annually for the longer of up to an additional 4 years or for the duration of the project.
The term of the framework agreement shall not exceed 8 years, save in exceptional cases duly justified, in particular by the subject of the framework agreement e.g. in the instance where the duration of the construction extends beyond the limit of 8 years of the initial framework, the brokerage service shall be provided by the same broker.
The Company shall require the framework member to provide insurance brokerage and services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the Celtic Interconnector Project. The required services will mainly comprise of advice on and assistance with the insurance elements of the major contracts for the project and. shall include seeking quotations in the form of a formal public procurement process, from the market for all required insurances and subsequently placing these insurances on behalf of the Company with the preferred insurance company.
The general requirements will include working with the Company’s insurance teams to provide advice on all insurance and ancillary services required for the project including:
• insurance programme design,
• MFL assessment,
• insurers scope of work,
• premium assessment,
• policy wordings,
• advisory for liability insurance provisions within the EPC contracts,
• marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) scope of work preliminary assessment,
• insurance tender documentation,
• roadshows,
• insurance tendering,
• claims management.
The total value outlined in this PQQ includes the brokerage service and the insurance costs.
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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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 750 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 96
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:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Options ✅
Description of options:
“The initial framework agreement period will be from contract award for 4 years, with the option to extend annually for the longer of up to an additional 4...”
Description of options
The initial framework agreement period will be from contract award for 4 years, with the option to extend annually for the longer of up to an additional 4 years or for the duration of the project.
The term of the framework agreement shall not exceed 8 years, save in exceptional cases duly justified, in particular by the subject of the framework agreement e.g. in the instance where the duration of the construction extends beyond the limit of 8 years of the initial framework, the brokerage service shall be provided by the same broker.
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Information about European Union funds: Celtic Interconnector Project.
Description
Additional information:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Additional information
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
List and brief description of conditions
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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List and brief description of selection criteria:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
List and brief description of selection criteria
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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List and brief description of selection criteria:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
List and brief description of selection criteria
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability)
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List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
List and brief description of rules and criteria
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Deposits and guarantees required:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Deposits and guarantees required
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Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
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Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
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Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Contract performance conditions:
“See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Contract performance conditions
See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-03-24
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2020-05-08 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site: http://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: http://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: http://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) CIDAC 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 and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or e-Tax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.
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 authority 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.
See attached information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is available on etenders http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Four Courts
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://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 on 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 reviewable public 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 in this contract.
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Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing
Postal town: Inns Quay
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 058-140069 (2020-03-18)
Additional information (2020-04-07) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 058-140069
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2020-03-24 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2020-04-24 📅
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.1.5)
Place of text to be modified: Estimated Total Value
Old value
Text: Value excluding VAT: 37 000 000.00 EUR
New value
Text: Value excluding VAT: 750 000.00 EUR
Source: OJS 2020/S 071-169852 (2020-04-07)
Contract award notice (2022-01-29) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Contact person: Anna Singh
Phone: +353 012370123📞
E-mail: anna.singh@eirgrid.com📧
Fax: +353 016615375 📠
Contracting authority Information about joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Irish
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“CIDAC shall require the Framework Member to provide Insurance Brokerage and Services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the...”
Short description
CIDAC shall require the Framework Member to provide Insurance Brokerage and Services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the Celtic Interconnector Project. The required services will mainly comprise of advice on and assistance with the insurance elements of the major contracts for the project and. shall include seeking quotations from the market for all required insurances and subsequently placing these insurances on behalf of the Company with the preferred insurance company.
The general requirements will include working with the Company’s insurance teams to provide advice on all insurance and ancillary services required for the Project. This tender process is now complete.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 250 000 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland, France
Description of the procurement:
“RTE and EirGrid, have been engaged in exploring the feasibility of an interconnector project between Ireland and France, which will hereafter be referred to...”
Description of the procurement
RTE and EirGrid, have been engaged in exploring the feasibility of an interconnector project between Ireland and France, which will hereafter be referred to as either the ”Celtic Interconnector Project” and/or “Project”.
EirGrid, and RTE have established an Irish incorporated Joint Venture (IJV) Celtic Interconnector Designated Activity Company (“CIDAC”) to procure, administer, manage and contribute to the design, development and construction of the Celtic Interconnector assets on their behalf. Throughout all phases of the project any assets, rights or benefits held by the IJV shall be held on behalf of the shareholders (EirGrid and RTE) jointly.
This procurement is being run by EirGrid on behalf of CIDAC.
The Company intends to establish a single supplier framework agreement (Framework Agreement) with the successful tenderer for the provision of the Insurance Brokerage and Services.
The initial Framework Agreement period will be from contract award for 4 years, with the option to extend annually for the longer of up to an additional 4 years or for the duration of the project.
The term of the framework agreement shall not exceed eight years, save in exceptional cases duly justified, in particular by the subject of the framework agreement eg in the instance where the duration of the construction extends beyond the limit of 8 years of the initial framework, the brokerage service shall be provided by the same broker.
The Company shall require the Framework Member to provide Insurance Brokerage and Services, advice and support relating to all insurance issues regarding the Celtic Interconnector Project. The required services will mainly comprise of advice on and assistance with the insurance elements of the major contracts for the project and. shall include seeking quotations in the form of a formal public procurement process, from the market for all required insurances and subsequently placing these insurances on behalf of the Company with the preferred insurance company.
The general requirements will include working with the Company’s insurance teams to provide advice on all insurance and ancillary services required for the Project including:
• Insurance programme design
• MFL assessment
• Insurers scope of work
• Premium assessment
• Policy wordings
• Advisory for liability insurance provisions within the EPC contracts
• Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) scope of work preliminary assessment
• Insurance tender documentation
• Roadshows
• Insurance tendering
• Claims management
The total value outlined in this PQQ includes the brokerage service and the insurance costs.
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
This procurement is now complete.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality, Quantity and Balance of Human Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Methodology - Scenario 1 OCIP
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Methodology - Scenario 2 CCIP
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Legal
Quality criterion (name): Cyber Security
Quality criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Price (weighting): 30%
Information about options
Description of options:
“The initial Framework Agreement period will be from contract award for 4 years, with the option to extend annually for the longer of up to an additional 4...”
Description of options
The initial Framework Agreement period will be from contract award for 4 years, with the option to extend annually for the longer of up to an additional 4 years or for the duration of the project.
The term of the framework agreement shall not exceed eight years, save in exceptional cases duly justified, in particular by the subject of the framework agreement eg in the instance where the duration of the construction extends beyond the limit of 8 years of the initial framework, the brokerage service shall be provided by the same broker.
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Information about European Union funds: Celtic Interconnector Project
Description
Additional information:
“See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at...”
Additional information
See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 058-140069
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Insurance Brokerage and Services for the Celtic Interconnector Project
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-04 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Aon
National registration number: 0647277F
Postal address: Metropolitan House, James Joyce Street,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 012666343📞
E-mail: roisin.white@aon.ie📧
Fax: +353 12666622 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.aon.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 250 000 💰
Complementary information Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing,
Source: OJS 2022/S 024-059356 (2022-01-29)