ETENDERS

Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/10/2019

External Reference: 2019-237966

TED Reference: 2019/S 195-474981

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

EirGrid plc
N/A
Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Anthony Flood
Telephone: +353 012370123
E-mail: Anthony.flood@eirgrid.com
Fax: +353 016615375
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eirgrid.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219

I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

External Audit Services
Reference number:  ENQEIR650
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79212100  -  Financial auditing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Provision of External Audit Services for the EirGrid Group.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement ( Agree to publish? yes )

Value excluding VAT:  1400000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79210000  -  Accounting and auditing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

provision of External Audit Services for the EirGrid Group.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality, Quantity and Balance of Human Resources  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach & Methodology  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Legal  /  Weighting:  5
Price  -  Weighting:  50
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The Contract period will be for an initial duration of three years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional three years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: While the majority of services will not be related to a project or programme financed by European Union funds there may be some elements of the external audits which are relevant to European Union funds or potentially audits for specific projects that are subject to European Union funds eg Celtic Interconnector Project
II.2.14)

Additional information

See the Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 004-005729

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: External Audit Services

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

27/09/2019
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

Deloitte Ireland LLP
03536140KH
Deloitte & Touche
Dublin
Earlsfort Terrace
IE
Telephone: +353 14172200
E-mail: tenders@deloitte.ie
Internet address: http://www.deloitte.com/ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) ( Agree to publish? yes )

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  1400000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  1400000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section
Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie