Provision of Private Health Insurance for Enterprise Ireland’s international graduates (based outside of the European Economic Area), expatriate employees and their qualifying family (Worldwide)

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland wishes to invite suppliers to submit proposals to provide comprehensive private health insurance cover for its expatriate employees and their qualifying family in overseas locations.
Please consult the tender documents for full details regarding the specification of requirements.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-11-22. The procurement was published on 2022-10-21.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-10-21 Contract notice
2023-07-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-10-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Enterprise Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: The Plaza
Postal town: Dublin 3
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Greenville on behalf of Enterprise Ireland
Phone: +353 14020114 📞
E-mail: tenders@greenville.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=227196&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=227196&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Private Health Insurance for Enterprise Ireland’s international graduates (based outside of the European Economic Area), expatriate employees...”    Show more
Products/services: Health insurance services 📦
Short description:
“Enterprise Ireland wishes to invite suppliers to submit proposals to provide comprehensive private health insurance cover for its expatriate employees and...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Accident and health insurance services 📦
Additional products/services: Insurance brokerage and agency services 📦
Additional products/services: Insurance brokerage services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Enterprise Ireland wishes to invite suppliers to submit proposals to provide comprehensive private health insurance cover for its expatriate employees and...”    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 3 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“The reason for a framework longer than the standard four (4) year duration is based on the nature of implementing healthcare services for overseas staff and...”    Show more
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-11-22 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-11-22 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in Section 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations SI 130/2010, as amended.”
Source: OJS 2022/S 207-591547 (2022-10-21)
Contract award notice (2023-07-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Enterprise Ireland invited suppliers to submit proposals to provide comprehensive private health insurance cover for its expatriate employees and their...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 3 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Enterprise Ireland invited suppliers to submit proposals to provide comprehensive private health insurance cover for its expatriate employees and their...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service addressing the scope of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Managemetn & Administration
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name):
“Conformity to Minimum Level of Cover Sought for Private Health Insurance Benefits”
Cost criterion (name): Cost to Enterprise Ireland in the 1st year of the Initial Contract
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 207-591547

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of Private Health Insurance for Enterprise Ireland’s international graduates (based outside of the European Economic Area), expatriate employees...”    Show more
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-07-06 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Vhi Healthcare DAC / Vhi Group DAC
National registration number: 4776042H
Postal address: Vhi House, Lower Abbey Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 0567707681 📞
E-mail: claire.kinsella@vhi.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: http://www.vhi.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 000 000 💰
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted: Collinsons Insurance Europe Ltd. will be assisting VHI with this contract
Source: OJS 2023/S 136-435234 (2023-07-13)