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Services - 170133-2020

10/04/2020    S72

Luxembourg-Luxembourg: EIB - Third Party Administrator (TPA) — Management of HIS Reimbursement Requests and Actuarial Services and Administration of Preventive Medicine

2020/S 072-170133

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Investment Bank
Postal address: 98-100 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer
Town: Luxembourg
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2950
Country: Luxembourg
Contact person: CS Procurement
E-mail: CS-procurement@eib.org
Telephone: +352 43791
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eib.org
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.eib.org/about/procurement/index.htm
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=6242
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Third Party Administrator (TPA) — Management of HIS Reimbursement Requests and Actuarial Services and Administration of Preventive Medicine

Reference number: CFT-1586
II.1.2)Main CPV code
66512200 Health insurance services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Lot 1: The objective is to select a service provider acting as a Third Party Administrator (TPA) i.e. an organisation that administers the HIS scheme for the EIB, processing reimbursement requests, determining eligibility of medical costs, facilitating access to medical care, and more generally improving the price-quality ratio of care. The TPA will also provide actuarial services related to the IFRS accounting and actuarial studies on the HIS financial sustainability.

Lot 2: The objective is to select a service provider for administering and centralising the provision of full medical examinations to the beneficiaries lot II, i.e. an organisation that administers the preventive medicine assessments for EIB Group. The service provider shall also provide a network of Health Care Institutions where the Beneficiaries will be able to undergo harmonised and high quality preventive medical examinations.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 15 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Third Party Administrator (TPA) — Management of HIS Reimbursement Requests and Actuarial Services

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
66512200 Health insurance services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The objective is to select a service provider acting as a Third Party Administrator (TPA) i.e. an organisation that administers the HIS scheme for the EIB, processing reimbursement requests, determining eligibility of medical costs, facilitating access to medical care, and more generally improving the price-quality ratio of care. The TPA will also provide actuarial services related to the IFRS accounting and actuarial studies on the HIS financial sustainability.

The TPA will have to interact efficiently with the various stakeholders of the health insurance: the provider of medical assistance (PMA), the insurer of work-related medical expenses (IWME), the provider of the preventive medicine services (PPM), the EIB internal team Caisse de Maladie (CDM), the EIB internal and external actuaries, the EIB accounting team and the dedicated EIB contract manager within the HR Operations Department.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 12 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

4 years + renewable for 1 year during maximum 3 years (4 + 1 + 1 + 1) for a maximum of 7 years.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Administration of Preventive Medicine

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85147000 Company health services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The objective is to select a service provider for administering and centralising the provision of full medical examinations to the beneficiaries lot II, i.e. an organisation that administers the preventive medicine assessments for EIB Group. The service provider shall also provide a network of health care institutions where the beneficiaries will be able to undergo harmonised and high quality preventive medical examinations.

This service provider will have to interact efficiently with EIB Group’s OHP and the dedicated EIB contract manager within the employee relations and well-being division.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 2 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

3 years + renewable for 1 year (3 + 1) for a maximum of 4 years.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:

The Tenderer must prove that they are registered to pursue the professional activity under national law.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 04/06/2020
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English, French
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 05/06/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:

Tenders will be opened in a non-public procedure.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Upon request, the written record of the opening of the tenders will be provided to economic operators who submitted a tender.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 43031
Fax: +352 43032100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
31/03/2020