Provision of Pension Administration and Advisory/Management Services (Single-Party Framework Agreement)

Short description

The North/South Implementation Bodies were established by the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland, signed on the 8th day of March 1999.

The North/South Pension Scheme (N/SPS) was established in both jurisdictions on behalf of the North/South Implementation Bodies, under the above Agreement, and Tourism Ireland CLG under the terms of its 2000 Memorandum of Association. The Scheme has been approved by the North/South Ministerial Council and Finance Ministers.

The tender is being facilitated by Tourism Ireland (one of the participating employers in the N/SPS) on behalf of the N/SPS CEO Pension Committee, who in turn intend, as a result of this tender process, to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of Pension Administration and Advisory/Management services to the North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland Ltd CLG (referred to as ‘the Bodies’).

Additional information

Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on www.etenders.gov.ie only.

Tourism Ireland will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

Should you experience difficulty when registering or uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9.00-17.30 GMT).

All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.

The contracting authority reminds suppliers that application to this competition and completion of tenders should in no way impede the need to comply with government advice/directives for isolation or any other requirements or containment measures in place to fight the spread of Covid-19.

This is Competitive Procedure With Negotiation and suitably qualified bidders are hereby invited to submit a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers; whether a final contract is awarded.

Contract award will be subject to the approval of the North/South Pension Scheme CEO Pension Committee.

It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, or any contract awarded at any time.

Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 applicants will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.

Pre-Qualification Questionnaires must be delivered as per the instructions and by the stated deadline.

Tourism Ireland is subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice on Freedom of Information for North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland.

To the extent that any personal data is shared in connection with the provision of the services or otherwise, the provisions set out Data Sharing Agreement shall apply.

Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, if based in Northern Ireland.

The contract will be subject to Northern Ireland law.

Tourism Ireland reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process.