Provision of Expect Services in the Area of Crypto - Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) for the Central Bank of Ireland
Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a place on a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of expert services in the area of crypto assets for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Competition covers two separate lots. Lot 1 relates to Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs). Lot 2 relates to Asset Referenced Tokens (ARTs) and Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs).The duration of any Framework Agreement is intended to be two (2) years, although the Central Bank has the right to terminate them earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the duration of any Framework Agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of two (2) years, so that any Framework Agreement may ultimately have a maximum total duration of four (4) years.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-02-18. The procurement was published on 2025-01-13.
Who? What?- โข Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services โบ Financial consultancy services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Contract notice |
| 2025-01-17 | Contract notice |
| 2025-01-23 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-01-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Expect Services in the Area of Crypto - Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) for the Central Bank of Ireland
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Financial consultancy services ๐ฆ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Description of the procurement:
Additional information:
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Please see ITT for further information
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Duration: 2 years
Duration
Start date: 2025-06-30 ๐
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Asset Referenced Tokens (ARTs) and Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
Additional information:
Please refer to ITT Documents
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-02-18 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-02-18 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4943651
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 1 years
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator โ
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-02-18 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4943651
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-02-03 12:00:00 ๐
Security clearance is required โ
Description:
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please refer to ITT Documents
Exclusion ground: Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition
Description of exclusion grounds:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number:
Postal address: New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 F7X3
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders2@centralbank.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4943651 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4943651 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 010-028712 (2025-01-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Expect Services in the Area of Crypto - Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) for the Central Bank of Ireland
Short description:
The Central Bank of Ireland offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a place on a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of expert services in the area of crypto assets for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Competition covers two separate lots. Lot 1 relates to Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs). Lot 2 relates to Asset Referenced Tokens (ARTs) and Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs).The duration of any Framework Agreement is intended to be two (2) years, although the Central Bank has the right to terminate them earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the duration of any Framework Agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of two (2) years, so that any Framework Agreement may ultimately have a maximum total duration of four (4) years.
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Products/services: Financial consultancy services ๐ฆ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Description of the procurement:
The Central Bank of Ireland offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a place on a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of expert services in the area of crypto assets for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Competition covers two separate lots. Lot 1 relates to Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs).
Further detail can be found in the ITT.
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The estimated figure of 5,000,000 represents the Central Bankโs best estimate of the anticipated total value. It is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of the Central Bankโs variable demand for the relevant services. The figure represents an estimate only and does not amount to a guarantee that any purchases will be made pursuant to the Framework Agreement. The total value may be significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than this figure. Should the maximum spend be exceeded, the Central Bank would intend to re-tender the opportunity (subject always to the ability to make modifications pursuant to Article 72 of Directive 2014/24).
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Please see ITT for further information
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Duration: 2 years
Duration
Start date: 2025-06-30 ๐
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
The duration of any Framework Agreement is intended to be two (2) years, although the Central Bank has the right to terminate it earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the duration of any Framework Agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of two (2) years, so that any Framework Agreement may ultimately have a maximum total duration of four (4) years.
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Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Asset Referenced Tokens (ARTs) and Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
The Central Bank of Ireland offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a place on a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of expert services in the area of crypto assets for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Competition covers two separate lots. Lot 2 relates to Asset Referenced Tokens (ARTs) and Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs).
Further detail can be found in the ITT.
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The estimated figure of 2,500,000 represents the Central Bankโs best estimate of the anticipated total value. It is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of the Central Bankโs variable demand for the relevant services. The figure represents an estimate only and does not amount to a guarantee that any purchases will be made pursuant to the Framework Agreement. The total value may be significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than this figure. Should the maximum spend be exceeded, the Central Bank would intend to re-tender the opportunity (subject always to the ability to make modifications pursuant to Article 72 of Directive 2014/24).
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Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-02-18 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-02-18 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4943651
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 1 years
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator โ
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-02-18 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4943651
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-02-03 12:00:00 ๐
Security clearance is required โ
Description:
Where applicable, resources will require Garda Vetting. Further details will be called out per call off competition.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please refer to ITT Documents
Exclusion ground: Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition
Description of exclusion grounds:
And all grounds as set out in Article 57 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts ) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument No 284 of 2016) and the procurement documents (i.e. for the avoidance of doubt this is not confined just to agreements between economic operators aimed at distorting competition).
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Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number:
00000
Postal address: New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 F7X3
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders2@centralbank.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4943651 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4943651 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 010-028712 (2025-01-13)
Contract notice (2025-01-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Expert Services in the Area of Crypto - Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) for the Central Bank of Ireland
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
Changes
Other additional information
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: ad523df2-3cc2-4b47-95ed-06b72c0da833-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 013-039708 (2025-01-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Expert Services in the Area of Crypto - Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) for the Central Bank of Ireland
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
The Central Bank of Ireland offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a place on a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of expert services in the area of crypto assets for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Competition covers two separate lots. Lot 1 relates to Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASPs).
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Description of the procurement:
The Central Bank of Ireland offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a place on a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of expert services in the area of crypto assets for Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Competition covers two separate lots. Lot 2 relates to Asset Referenced Tokens (ARTs) and Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs).
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Changes
Other additional information
There was an error in the title. It should have read - Provision of Expert Services in the Area of Crypto - Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) for the Central Bank of Ireland. The word Expect was used incorrectly.
Main reason for change: Buyer correction
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: ad523df2-3cc2-4b47-95ed-06b72c0da833-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 013-039708 (2025-01-17)
Contract notice (2025-01-23)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Changes
Other additional information
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 542b1be6-dd4e-4620-ae1f-ab8e6ad90a51-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 017-051307 (2025-01-23)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Changes
Other additional information
Section 2.1.5 Terms of Procurement had advised that the Tenderer must submit tenders for all lots. This is incorrect and has been amended.
Main reason for change: Buyer correction
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 542b1be6-dd4e-4620-ae1f-ab8e6ad90a51-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 017-051307 (2025-01-23)
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