Field Agent Services

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

The contracting entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for field agent services on the Island of Ireland.
Electric Ireland wishes to appoint an experienced field service agency to provide a range of account engagement and field services.
Where customers are in debt and fail to engage or in order to determine that a property is vacant, an integral part of the collection process will require a field agent presence for a pre-disconnection visit.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-18. The procurement was published on 2021-05-14.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-05-14 Contract notice
2022-08-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-05-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal town: Dublin 3
Postal code: East Wall Road
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Peter Coughlan
Phone: +353 17026299 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: peter.coughlan@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188979&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188979&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Field Agent Services SSCON 5789
Products/services: Collection agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe contracting entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for field agent services on the Island of Ireland. Electric Ireland wishes...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Collection agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Island of Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contracting entity intends to procure a single-supplier framework agreement for field agent services on the island of Ireland. Electric Ireland wishes...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 84
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œFramework is for 3 years with an option to extend by up to 48 months in 1 or more increments at the discretion of the ESB.โ€
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œOption to extend by up to 48 months in 1 or more increments at the discretion of the ESB.โ€
Description
Additional information: Available on eTenders.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID RFT 190393 - SSCON 5789 โ€” Field Agent...โ€    Show more
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID xxxxxx.โ€
Conditions for participation

โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID RFT 190393 - SSCON 5789 โ€” Field Agent...โ€    Show more
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID xxxxxx.โ€
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID RFT 190393 - SSCON 5789 โ€” Field Agent...โ€    Show more
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID RFT 190393 - SSCON 5789 โ€” Field Agent...โ€    Show more

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: 2021-06-18 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2021-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œAs stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID RFT 190393 - SSCON 5789 โ€” Field Agent Servicesโ€    Show more
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID RFT 190393 - SSCON 5789 โ€” Field Agent Servicesโ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 096-251889 (2021-05-14)
Contract award notice (2022-08-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact person: Jason Weldon
E-mail: jason.weldon@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity has procured a single-supplier framework agreement for Field Agent Services on the Island of Ireland.โ€
Description
Main site or place of performance: Island of Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity has procured a single-supplier framework agreement for Field Agent Services on the Island of Ireland.โ€
Information about options
Description of options:
โ€œOption to extend by up to 48 months in 1 or more increments at the discretion of the ESBโ€
Description
Additional information: Available on eTenders

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 096-251889

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Field Agent Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-08-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Debitask Collection Services Limited
Postal address: IDA Bray Business Park, Bray
Postal town: Co Wicklow
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2022/S 162-462413 (2022-08-19)