Insurance Brokerage Services Framework

Bord Na Mona

Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified Applicants interested in being considered for the provision of Insurance Brokerage Services for the Company. The Company intends to establish a single supplier Framework for these services. The Framework period will be for four years with the possibility to extend annually for up to an additional four years for a maximum of 8 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the framework members.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-28. The procurement was published on 2023-03-23.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-23 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-03-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Insurance brokerage services
Reference number: MH 03/23
Short description:
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified Applicants interested in being considered for the provision of Insurance Brokerage Services for the Company. The Company intends to establish a single supplier Framework for these services. The Framework period will be for four years with the possibility to extend annually for up to an additional four years for a maximum of 8 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the framework members.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Insurance brokerage services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Insurance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Na Mona
Postal address: Main Street
Postal code: Newbridge
Postal town: Co.Kildare
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordnamona.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: mairead.henry@bnm.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 863688117 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237374&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237374&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-04-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-03-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 062-185445
OJ-S issue: 62
Additional information
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 clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Company will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. This is the sole call for competition for this service. The Company will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. It will be a condition of award that Applicants are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested. If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the Tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Company reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked Tenderer as appropriate. At its absolute discretion, the Company may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words โ€˜or equivalentโ€™ will always be appended. Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Company is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 30 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 30 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
The Framework period will be for four years with the possibility to extend annually for up to an additional four years for a maximum of 8 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the framework members.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Newbridge, Co Kildare

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice
Contract performance conditions:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Please see Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire attached to this notice.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mairead Henry
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1177 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=237374&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 4 years
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 clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Company will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
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This is the sole call for competition for this service.
The Company will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
It will be a condition of award that Applicants are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.
If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the Tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Company reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked Tenderer as appropriate.
At its absolute discretion, the Company may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded.
Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words โ€˜or equivalentโ€™ will always be appended.
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Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Company is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtscentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://courts.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
The Company will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned Applicants and Tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically. Statutory Instrument No 131/2010 provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2023/S 062-185445 (2023-03-23)