Provision of External Loan Assessor Services 2025 - 2029

Microfinance Ireland invites tenders to this Request for Tenders from economic operators for the provision of the services described below. In summary, the services comprise the establishment of a Nationwide Framework of External Loan Assessors to assist the Contracting Authority undertake loan assessment on applications from microenterprises for loans between …

CPV: 66113100 Services de concession de micro-crédits, 66000000 Services financiers et d'assurance, 66113000 Services de concession de crédit
Délai:
30 septembre 2025 17:00
Type de délai:
Soumission d'offres
Lieu d'exécution:
Provision of External Loan Assessor Services 2025 - 2029
Service d'adjudication:
Microfinance Ireland
Numéro d'adjudication:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Microfinance Ireland
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Provision of External Loan Assessor Services 2025 - 2029
Description : Microfinance Ireland invites tenders to this Request for Tenders from economic operators for the provision of the services described below. In summary, the services comprise the establishment of a Nationwide Framework of External Loan Assessors to assist the Contracting Authority undertake loan assessment on applications from microenterprises for loans between €2,000 and €50,000. In general, External Loan Assessors may be allocated applications in a geographical location adjacent to their place of operation, ensuring local knowledge and facilitating meeting the loan applicant, when necessary.
Procedure identifier : b4a5f8d4-6664-40e2-8fcc-7bbf9317de33
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 66113100 Micro-credit granting services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66000000 Financial and insurance services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66113000 Credit granting services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 000 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 3 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Provision of External Loan Assessor Services 2025 - 2029
Description : Microfinance Ireland invites tenders to this Request for Tenders from economic operators for the provision of the services described below. In summary, the services comprise the establishment of a Nationwide Framework of External Loan Assessors to assist the Contracting Authority undertake loan assessment on applications from microenterprises for loans between €2,000 and €50,000. In general, External Loan Assessors may be allocated applications in a geographical location adjacent to their place of operation, ensuring local knowledge and facilitating meeting the loan applicant, when necessary.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 66113100 Micro-credit granting services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66000000 Financial and insurance services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 66113000 Credit granting services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 16/09/2025 17:00 +01:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 30/09/2025 17:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 180 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 30/09/2025 17:30 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, partly without reopening and partly with reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants : 100
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Microfinance Ireland
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Microfinance Ireland
Organisation processing tenders : Microfinance Ireland

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Microfinance Ireland
Registration number : 516555
Postal address : 13 Richview Office Park
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D14 Y867
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 868159391
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

10. Change

Version of the previous notice to be changed : df457515-940e-4ade-a61e-3f39ccc217b8-01
Main reason for change : Information updated
Description : The Contracting Authority wishes to inform all interested parties that the deadline for submission of tenders in relation to this competition has been extended by 30 calendar days. This extension is being provided in recognition of the fact that the original timeline falls during a period when many organisations experience reduced availability of key personnel due to annual leave, particularly during the month of August. The Contracting Authority is keen to support broad participation and ensure fair and open competition. Original deadline: 25 August Revised deadline: 30 September (17:00 Irish Standard Time) The deadline for requests for clarification has been revised also to 16 September (17:00 Irish Standard Time) All other aspects of the competition remain unchanged.

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 94c29d50-f106-441d-a36b-f9cdb6399c76 - 02
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 29/07/2025 15:37 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00501772-2025
OJ S issue number : 145/2025
Publication date : 31/07/2025