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Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Ireland
City/Locality:   DUBLIN
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:315333-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 13, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 18, 2009
Buyer:   CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN (CIE UTILITY)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN (CIE UTILITY)
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Ireland
Web Site:   http://www.cie.ie

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2540 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 219/2009, #315333-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Coras Iompair Éireann (CIE
Utility), Heuston Station, Contact: Procurement, Attn: Fergal Riggs,
IRL-Dublin 8. Tel. +353 17033714. E-mail: fergal.riggs@irishrail.ie. Fax
+353 14537349.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: http://www.cie.ie.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01548.
Further information can be obtained at: Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail, CIE
Works, Inchicore, Contact: Central Procurement, Attn: Fergal Riggs,
IRL-Dublin 8. Tel. +353 17033714. Fax +353 14537349. URL:
http://www.irishrail.ie.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic
purchasing system) can be obtained at: Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail, CIE
Works, Inchicore, Contact: Central Procurement, Attn: Fergal Riggs,
IRL-Dublin 8. Tel. +353 17033714. Fax +353 14537349. URL:
http://www.irishrail.ie.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Iarnród Éireann-Irish
Rail, CIE Works, Inchicore, Contact: Central Procurement, Attn: Fergal
Riggs, IRL-Dublin 8. Tel. +353 17033714. Fax +353 14537349. URL:
http://www.irishrail.ie.
I.2) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Railway
services
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Insurance Underwriting Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 6.
Main place of performance: Ireland.
NUTS code: IE.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with
several operators
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged:6.
Duration of the framework agreement Duration in months: 36
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT 10 000 000 EUR.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): C.I.E invites
applications from suitably qualified firms as a first stage in the
establishment of a multi-operator framework agreement for insurance
underwriting services for the CIE Group of Companies in Ireland. Tenders
will be sought for Insurance Risk Transfer in Respect of: (a) Fire &
Special Perils Insurance: (b) Terrorism Insurance and (c) Combined
Liability Insurance. The duration of the framework will be for a minumum
of 12 months and may be for 36 months at CIE's discretion.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional
information please visit the eTenders Web Site at
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=105512.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 66510000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Insurance Risk Transfer in respect of:
— Fire & Special Perils Insurance,
— Terrorism Insurance,
— Combined Liability Insurance.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000 EUR.
II.2.2) Options: No.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Deposits & Guarantees
required.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: As detailed in
tender documentation.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Legal form to be taken by the grouping
of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to
be awarded.
Tenders will be accepted from "Lead" Insurers only.
A grouping, if successful, must be prepared to contract as a single entity
having joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
Call for competition - Stage 1 (Negotiated Procedure).
This competition is being conducted under the negotiated procedure. There
will be two stages, one a qualification process, the second a tender
competition between selected companies from stage 1. Candidates are now
invited to stage 1 of the process. A qualification Questionnaire (for the
evaluation of minimum legal, economic, financial and technical capacity)
can be downloaded from www.etenders.gov.ie.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: See Qualification Questionnaire
available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: See Qualification Questionnaire
available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
Yes.
Licensed Insurance Companies, Insurance Underwriters, Underwriting Agents
and/or Insurance pools all as regulated by the Irish Financial Regulator
or equivalent regulators in other jurisdictions.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
SE/3135/PM.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
18.12.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All responses and queries should be
directed to Mr. Fergal Riggs - Central Procurement, Iarnród Éireann-Irish
Rail, The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs,
charges or expenses incurred by applicants or tenderers at any stage.
It is anticipated that at least 6 firms (providing a sufficient number
qualify) will be admitted to the framework agreement and each will be
entitled to submit offers for the services as and when requirements arise
under the framework.
The negotiated procedure is being used for this procurement.
(ET Ref:105512).
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: The High Court, Chief
Registrar, Four Courts Inns Quay, IRL-Dublin 7. URL: www.courts.ie.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 12.11.2009.
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