Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
(The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”)] for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
In summary, the Services comprise:
1. Accounting Services,
2. Audit Services,
3. Financial Advisory Services,
4. Pension Administration Services and Actuarial Services
These services required will have an estimated total value of €45 million over a 4 year term.