ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/02/2016

Expire date: 16/03/2016

External Reference: 2016-337751

TED Reference: 2016/S 027-043834

Contract notice

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: Michael Kavanagh
Telephone: +353 12246409
E-mail: michael.kavanagh@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=96297&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96297&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:

External 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 a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    This public procurement competition relates to a requirement for the Central Bank

    to have an external audit carried out by an independent firm of auditors

    recommended by the Governing Council and approved by the Council, as

    required under Article 27.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central

    Banks (ESCB)/European Central Bank (ECB). The Central Bank wishes to

    appoint an independent external auditor to audit its financial statements under this

    statute.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79212000   Auditing services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79200000   Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
    79210000   Accounting and auditing services
    79212100   Financial auditing services
    79212200   Internal audit services
    79212300   Statutory audit services
    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:

    See attached documentation for details on the scope of the contract.

    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 attached documentation for more information.

    III.1.2)

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

    See attached documentation for more information.

    III.1.3)

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

    See attached documentation for more information.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    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 attached documentation for more information.

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    See attached documentation for more information.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    See attached documentation for more information.

    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: no
    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 below
    1. Quality and Balance of Proposed Resources  . Weighting 3500
    2. Quality of Proposed Methodology and Approach  . Weighting 2500
    3. Cost . Weighting 4000
    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

    2016P002

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 18.02.2016 - 12:00
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    16.03.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN]
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 16.03.2016 - 13:00
    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

    Central Office of the High Court
    Four Courts
    Dublin 7
    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