Actuary Services for Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

The Contracting Entity intends to procure Actuarial Services contract for the Trustees of the ESB Defined Benefit Scheme and ESB.
The broad scope of this appointment covers all Statutory and Actuarial Services for the effective, efficient and compliant running of this Scheme to be completed in a timely manner.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-08-17. The procurement was published on 2022-07-13.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-07-13 Contract notice
2023-07-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-07-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Niamh Blanch
Phone: +353 857723602 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: niamh.blanch@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
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=218956&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=218956&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Actuary Services for Defined Benefit Pension Scheme SSCON6394
Products/services: Actuarial services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity intends to procure Actuarial Services contract for the Trustees of the ESB Defined Benefit Scheme and ESB. The broad scope of this...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Pension investment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension fund management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Insurance and pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Group pension services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pension fund consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity intends to procure Actuarial Services contract for the Trustees of the ESB Defined Benefit Scheme and ESB. The broad scope of this...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œAt the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the services will be required for an initial three (3) years with an option to extend by a further two...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œAt the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the services will be required for an initial three (3) years with an option to extend by a further two...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œPlease refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.โ€

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 xxxxxxโ€
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 xxxxxxโ€
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 xxxxxxโ€

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-08-17 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
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
Source: OJS 2022/S 136-390513 (2022-07-13)
Contract award notice (2023-07-27)

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 136-390513

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Actuary Services for Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-07-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mercer (Ireland) Limited
National registration number: 0837946H
Postal address: Charlotte House
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Charlemont Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 872054396 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: carol.leonard@mercer.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.mercer.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2023/S 146-467224 (2023-07-27)