Consultancy support for the implementation of an investment Management Platform for the Reserve Funds for Pensions and Social Security (RFPSS) of the European Patent Office (Framework Agreement)

European Patent Office (EPO)

Provision of consultancy support for the implementation and transition to a new hosted investment management platform (set of services, tools, and software) supporting the investment management business processes of the RFPSS. The contractor will work in close cooperation with the RFPSS and with the Platform Provider. The implementation and transition process entails concerted activities aimed at modernization and transition of workflows across front to back business areas of the RFPSS. The areas include front-office portfolio and trade order management, post-trade support activities, custodian-linked processes, performance measurement and attribution, accounting and IFRS reporting, pre and post trade compliance, reporting requirements in asset management, data exchange mechanisms with counterparties, and other data interfaces.

Deadline

De termijn voor de ontvangst van de offertes was 2022-11-25. De aanbesteding werd gepubliceerd op 2022-11-08.

Wie? Wat? Waar?
Aankoopgeschiedenis
Datum Document
2022-11-08 Aankondiging van een opdracht
Aankondiging van een opdracht (2022-11-08)
Object
Toepassingsgebied van de aanbesteding
Titel: Pensioenfondsadviesdiensten
Referentienummer: EPO-2022-0029
Korte beschrijving:
Provision of consultancy support for the implementation and transition to a new hosted investment management platform (set of services, tools, and software) supporting the investment management business processes of the RFPSS. The contractor will work in close cooperation with the RFPSS and with the Platform Provider. The implementation and transition process entails concerted activities aimed at modernization and transition of workflows across front to back business areas of the RFPSS. The areas include front-office portfolio and trade order management, post-trade support activities, custodian-linked processes, performance measurement and attribution, accounting and IFRS reporting, pre and post trade compliance, reporting requirements in asset management, data exchange mechanisms with counterparties, and other data interfaces.
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Aankondigingsmetadata
Originele taal: Engels 🗣️
Documenttype: Aankondiging van een opdracht
Aard van de opdracht: Diensten
Regelgeving: Niet gespecificeerd
Gemeenschappelijke woordenlijst overheidsopdrachten (CPV)
Code: Pensioenfondsadviesdiensten 📦
Aanvullende CPV-code: Advies over projectmanagement 📦
Plaats van uitvoering
NUTS-regio: München, Kreisfreie Stadt 🏙️

Procedure
Type procedure: Niet-openbare procedure
Type bod: Inschrijving voor alle percelen
Gunningscriteria
Uit economisch oogpunt voordeligste inschrijving

Aanbestedende dienst
Identiteit
Land: Nederland 🇳🇱
Type aanbestedende dienst: Andere
Naam aanbestedende dienst: European Patent Office (EPO)
Postadres: Patentlaan 2
Postcode: 2288 EE
Poststad: Rijswijk
Contact
Internetadres: http://www.epo.org/tenders 🌏
E-mail: dhtenderclarifications@epo.org 📧
Telefoon: +31 70340-2040 📞
URL van de documenten: http://www.epo.org/tenders 🌏
URL voor deelname: https://www.epo.org/NetServer/ 🌏

Referentie
Datums
Verzenddatum: 2022-11-08 📅
Indieningstermijn: 2022-11-25 📅
Publicatiedatum: 2022-11-11 📅
Identificatoren
Aankondigingsnummer: 2022/S 218-626035
PB-S nummer: 218
Aanvullende informatie
Proposals for variants, the effect of which would be to reduce significantly the rights and safeguards of the EPO, are not allowed. A maximum of 5 top ranked bidders may be invited for bid presentations in the week of 28 February 2023.

Object
Toepassingsgebied van de aanbesteding
Korte beschrijving: See procurement documents
Duur: 24 maanden
Aanvullende informatie:
Proposals for variants, the effect of which would be to reduce significantly the rights and safeguards of the EPO, are not allowed.
A maximum of 5 top ranked bidders may be invited for bid presentations in the week of 28 February 2023.
Plaats van uitvoering
Hoofdlocatie of plaats van uitvoering:
The Activities are foreseen to be performed predominantly off-site by means of digital communication (MS Teams, Zoom, etc.). Travel to the EPO Munich office may be required.

Juridische, economische, financiële en technische informatie
Voorwaarden voor deelname
Geschiktheid om de beroepsactiviteit uit te oefenen:
Interested parties shall be required to submit a completed and duly signed Confidentiality Agreement (available via the EPO e-Tendering system on the EPO website). Furthermore, interested parties shall answer the selection criteria questions.
The EPO will verify the Confidentiality Agreement as submitted and evaluate the answers to the selection criteria questions before making available the procurement documents.
In case that an interested party appears not to be able to fulfil the relevant (selection and other) criteria and/or whose circumstances are such as seriously to call into question its financial and professional reliability (see Article 2 of the General Conditions of Tender, available under www.epo.org) the EPO reserves the right not to provide the procurement documents.
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To enable companies to already now assess their interest in this tender before receiving the procurement documents, the following shall be taken into consideration:
The Contractor must have a proven and thorough knowledge of investment management business processes, have a proven practical experience in projects aimed at supporting and at driving business transitions between platforms, and therein, have the ability to guide clients towards optimal business workflows. Experience with the implementation of platforms in banking environments, in buy-side asset management institutions, is therefore highly desirable. The Contractor must have strong communication skills and professional fluency in English.
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The complete award criteria are listed in the procurement documents.
Economische en financiële draagkracht: See document 'Information pre-selection'.
Technische en professionele bekwaamheid: See document 'Information pre-selection'.
Uitvoering van de opdracht
Voorwaarden voor de uitvoering van het contract:
If several bidders submit a joint bid, they must be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the obligations under the contract. A declaration to this effect, duly signed by all members of the grouping and appointing a representative authorised to act on behalf of all members, must be submitted with the bid.
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Procedure
Rechtsgrondslag: 32014L0024
Tijdstip van ontvangst van inschrijvingen: 12:00
Datum van verzending van uitnodigingen: 2022-12-08 📅
Talen waarin inschrijvingen of aanvragen tot deelneming kunnen worden ingediend: Engels 🗣️
Geldigheidsduur van de inschrijving: 6 maanden
Gunningscriteria
Kwaliteitscriterium (naam): Technical aspects
Kwaliteitscriterium (weging): 60.00
Prijs (weging): 40.00

Aanbestedende dienst
Contact
Contactpunt: Central Procurement
Internetadres: www.epo.org/tenders 🌏
Adres van het kopersprofiel: www.epo.org/tenders 🌏
Documenten URL: www.epo.org/tenders 🌏
URL van de documenten: www.epo.org/tenders 🌏

Referentie
Aanvullende informatie
Only electronic requests to participate and bids may be submitted. Please note that a qualified electronic signature is required as specified on EPO's website: https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/signatures.html
Please follow the instructions on the pre-selection questionnaire carefully, complete the resulting document and submit it via the Bidding Cockpit.

Aanvullende informatie
Beoordelingsorgaan
Naam: See General Conditions of Tender
Postadres: not applicable
Poststad: not applicable
Land: Nederland 🇳🇱
Internetadres: www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/general-conditions.html 🌏
Informatie over termijnen voor beroep:
Please note that EPO's procurement procedures are governed solely by EPO's own procurement rules. The relevant rules are described in the EPO's General Conditions of Tender, which are available at the EPO's website https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/general-conditions.html.
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Voor bemiddelingsprocedures verantwoordelijke instantie
Naam: not applicable
Dienst waar informatie over de beroepsprocedure kan worden verkregen
Central Procurement
Postadres: European Patent Office
Poststad: Munich
Postcode: 80298
Land: Duitsland 🇩🇪
Bron: OJS 2022/S 218-626035 (2022-11-08)