Public procurement notice: Qualification System With Call For Competition
Published: 2020-02-11
Buyer: Achilles Procurement Services Ltd (Buyer)
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 03000000 | 09000000 | 14000000 | 15000000 | 16000000
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Supply-Line is a qualification system operated by Achilles Procurement Services Ltd and used by a number of contracting entities in Ireland as a source for tenderer selection for contracts or frameworks valued above the EU thresholds — 428 000 EUR for supplies and services; 1 000 000 EUR for social and other specific services; 5 350 000 EUR for works contracts and works and services concessions. From time to time it is also used as a source for tenderer selection for contracts valued below the EU thresholds. At their discretion, the contracting entities may publish additional calls for competition for any or all of the procurement categories listed in the briefing document available from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 163921. They may apply additional rules and criteria in relation to specific procurement, including site visits. They may opt, where deemed necessary, not to use Supply-Line and to publish a separate call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, to publish a separate notice in the national press or on www.etenders.gov.ie. Please note that separate notices area being published relating to general supplies, services, works and engineering related services.
The Supply-Line system is of indefinite duration. Membership of the system is confirmed and published annually on behalf of the contracting entities. Vendors may join at any time, are required to update their information regularly to ensure all company information is current. They must update their information and renew their registration at least once a year to maintain their qualified status.
On occasion EU funds may apply, where relevant the contracting entities will clearly identify these in the tender documentation.
Registration on Supply-Line constitutes the basis for tender list preparation in the supply categories identified in the Supply-Line coding. Registration may be achieved in the following way: Joining the system under the appropriate level and using the appropriate codes. Economic operators registering on Supply-Line will be subject to an annual contribution payable in advance. Completion of the Supply-Line qualification questionnaire online via www.achilles.com including a formal declaration of the applicants bona fides. Suppliers should note that consideration for tender lists may be subject to the subscribers issuing second-stage questions about specific contracts through the e-Qual tool within Supply-Line. To this end, suppliers are reminded to carefully monitor email alerts from both Supply-Line and/or the contracting entities.
The contracting entities detailed in Section VI.3) primarily uses Supply-Line Level 3, therefore suppliers are required to register at this level in order to be considered for above contracts above the EU thresholds.
Please note that in the case of the Utility members contracts and/or frameworks awarded under this qualification system may be tendered using either the negotiated or competitive dialogue procedures. Supply-Line offers financial savings for both the contracting entities and suppliers whilst ensuring that applications for market entry continue to be dealt with fairly and objectively by the contracting entities, thus minimising the workload for both groups. The list of users currently using the system are:
— SSE, its subsidiaries and affiliates — www.sse.com (for contracts delivered on the island of Ireland). It should be noted that for certain high-risk contracts SSE require vendors to undergo a Verify Audit process prior to being considered for contract award. Please contact SSE or Achilles for more information on these audit protocols.