The Irish Universities would like to continue provide its students with a simple and seamless and trustworthy way to pay international student fees online.
The Irish Universities currently accept payment from international students for accommodation, tuition, deposits, and other services as appropriate, via bank transfer, online payment and a secure web portal. The portal should provide students with a secure, transparent and competitive way to make payments, whilst standardising the receivables and reconciliation for Universities, regardless of the student’s nationality, financial institution or payment method.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-25.
The procurement was published on 2021-05-26.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of Collection Services for International Student Fees and Other Receivables
SPF1470C”
Products/services: Financial and insurance services📦
Short description:
“The Irish Universities would like to continue provide its students with a simple and seamless and trustworthy way to pay international student fees...”
Short description
The Irish Universities would like to continue provide its students with a simple and seamless and trustworthy way to pay international student fees online.
The Irish Universities currently accept payment from international students for accommodation, tuition, deposits, and other services as appropriate, via bank transfer, online payment and a secure web portal. The portal should provide students with a secure, transparent and competitive way to make payments, whilst standardising the receivables and reconciliation for Universities, regardless of the student’s nationality, financial institution or payment method.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 11 000 000 💰
The Irish Universities would like to continue provide its students with a simple and seamless and trustworthy way to pay international student fees online.
The Irish Universities currently accept payment from international students for accommodation, tuition, deposits, and other services as appropriate, via bank transfer, online payment and a secure web portal. The portal should provide students with a secure, transparent and competitive way to make payments, whilst standardising the receivables and reconciliation for Universities, regardless of the student’s nationality, financial institution or payment method.
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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 11 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“Option of extending by 12 months on up to two such occasions — framework term will not exceed 4 years in aggregate.”
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
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: 2021-06-25
14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Complementary information Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Source: OJS 2021/S 103-271497 (2021-05-26)
Contract award notice (2024-01-03) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 11 000 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Payments Processing Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Settlement Process
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Integration Requirements
Quality criterion (name): Technical/Customer Support & Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Security Model
Quality criterion (name): Cybre/Data Security
Quality criterion (name): Planning and Innovation
Cost criterion (name): Commercial Proposal – FX Rates and Fees
Cost criterion (weighting): 35%
Cost criterion (name): Innovative proposal – Student Support Contribution
Cost criterion (weighting): 5%
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 103-271497
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of Collection Services for International Student Fees and Other Receivables”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-10-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: TransferMate
National registration number: 9761303S
Postal address: TransferMate
Postal town: Kilkenny
Postal code: R95 ETN5
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: tbutler@transfermate.com📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.transfermate.com🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR 💰
Lowest offer: 11000000.00
Highest offer: 11000000.00
Source: OJS 2024/S 005-008774 (2024-01-03)