Single-Party Framework Agreement for the provision of comprehensive pension administration services on an outsourced basis to the Institute of Public Administration

Institute of Public Administration_299

The Institute of Public Administration invites tenders to this Request for Tenders from economic operators for the provision of comprehensive pension administration services on an outsourced basis to the Institute of Public Administration. The IPA operates two separate pension schemes: the IPA Superannuation Pension Scheme and the Public Sector Single Pension Scheme (SPS). The IPA is looking for assistance in the delivery of its pension function responsibilities in relation to both schemes and a major requirement involves carrying out a review and validation of the existing pension records. For the full list of requirements please refer to the RFT Document available on eTenders.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-12-13. The procurement was published on 2024-11-13.

Who?

• Institute of Public Administration_299

What?

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2024-11-13	Contract notice
2024-12-10	Contract notice
2024-12-12	Contract notice

Contract notice (2024-11-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single-Party Framework Agreement for the provision of comprehensive pension administration services on an outsourced basis to the Institute of Public Administration
Short description:
“The Institute of Public Administration invites tenders to this Request for Tenders from economic operators for the provision of comprehensive pension...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Pension services 📦
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 260 000 EUR 💰
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Description of the procurement:
“The Institute of Public Administration invites tenders to this Request for Tenders from economic operators for the provision of comprehensive pension...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Pension services 📦
Additional products/services: Government employee pension schemes 📦
Individual pension services 📦
Business and management consultancy services 📦
Group pension services 📦
Pension fund administration services 📦
Human resources management consultancy services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
“The framework agreement will be for a maximum period of four (4) years. The initial contract will cover the provision of the services for a period of two...”
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Government employee pension schemes 📦
Individual pension services 📦
Business and management consultancy services 📦
Group pension services 📦
Pension fund administration services 📦
Human resources management consultancy services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-12-13 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-12-13 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4673848
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
The names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to perform the contract must be given
Opening date: 2024-12-13 12:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4673848”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Selection criteria: Please consult the Selection Criteria section in the RFT Document available on eTenders.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“To be agreed with the successful tenderer.”
Exclusion ground: nati-ground
Description of exclusion grounds:
“Please consult the Selection Criteria section in the RFT Document available on eTenders.”

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Institute of Public Administration_299
National registration number: not available
Postal address: 57-61 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland, D04 TC62
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: information@ipa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12403600 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ipa.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4673848 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4673848 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Additional information

“Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from...”

Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using eTenders Resource ID – 4673848
Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to upload tender responses. To do this you must do the following: Log-in to the eTenders portal; Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by searching under the Contracting Authority or Resource ID. Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace. In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest in the drop-down menu. Complete the Association with the CfT tab. This will then provide you with a link to Tender under the Show CfT Menu where you can prepare your submission.
(1) When finalising your tender submission please upload your final response as a ZIP file as individual documents may lose their titles if uploaded individually. Also ensure that you receive a message under the status header called Submitted, as the percentage tab does not necessarily imply you have successfully submitted your response.
(2) There is a maximum upload limit of 250MB per file and 500MB per tender submission.
(3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary and that the new eTenders system operates in a different manner to the previous platform operated by EU-Supply. The submit button will be disable automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline.
(4) If you experience difficulty when uploading documents, please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodym.com or Telephone: +353(0)818 001459 (09:00 – 17:00 hours).
(5) Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to email, post, messaging system on etenders or hand delivery) will not be accepted.
(6) 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 contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
(7) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal 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 a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
(8) The contracting authority 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.
(9) 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.
(10) Where applicable, 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 "or equivalent" will always be appended.
(11) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“In line with S.I. 130/2010.”
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2024/S 222-695571 (2024-11-13)

Contract notice (2024-12-10)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 260 000 EUR 💰

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-12-17 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-12-17 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2024-12-17 12:30:00 📅

Changes
Other additional information

“The deadline for tender submission has been extended until 17th December 2024 at 12 noon Irish time.”
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: a0bad3a2-053e-40eb-b705-24ba793e531c-01
Source: OJS 2024/S 241-756572 (2024-12-10)

Contract notice (2024-12-12)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 260 000 EUR 💰

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-12-18 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-12-18 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2024-12-18 12:30:00 📅

Changes
Other additional information

“The deadline for tender submission is extended until Wednesday 18th December at 12 noon (Irish time).”
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: ff7dc36d-3fdd-4af6-ad5b-7080ad539858-02
Source: OJS 2024/S 243-762431 (2024-12-12)

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