ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/03/2015

Expire date: 30/04/2015

External Reference: 2015-636507

TED Reference: 2015/S 059-103991

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Central Bank of Ireland
N/A
PO Box 559
Dame Street  Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Procurement Central Bank
Telephone: +353 12246000
E-mail: procurementcompliance@centralbank.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.centralbank.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/329
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86681&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86681&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Economic and financial affairs
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Multiple-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Audit Services

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No9:  Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 2

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators
    Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in months: 48
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:

    Unknown at this time

    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Central Bank is seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement with several service providers for the provision of a range of audit services including but not limited to, internal audits across all divisions of the Central Bank, in addition to external audit assessments. The Services will be required under the current and future regulatory environment under which the Central Bank operates

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    79212200   Internal audit services
    72810000   Computer audit services
    79200000   Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
    79210000   Accounting and auditing services
    79212000   Auditing services
    79212100   Financial auditing services
    79212300   Statutory audit services
    79212400   Fraud audit services
    90714000   Environmental auditing
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    The Central Bank is seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement with several service providers for the provision of a range of audit services including but not limited to, internal audits across all divisions of the Central Bank, in addition to external audit assessments. The Services will be required under the current and future regulatory environment under which the Central Bank operates

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    See tender document

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    See tender document

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    See tender document

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
    Description of particular conditions: 

    See tender document

    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    See tender document

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    See tender document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    See tender document

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    See tender document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    See tender document

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
    Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

    Must be a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    2015P012

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    30.04.2015 - 14:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    until: : 30.10.2015
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 30.04.2015 - 15:00
    Place: 
    Central Bank of Ireland
    Central Bank of Ireland
    Dame Street
    2  Dublin
    IE
    For the attention of: Adrian Lang
    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court of Ireland
    Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886511
    E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
    Fax: +353 18886125
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained