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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/02/2021

External Reference: 2021-287141

TED Reference: 2021/S 031-077812

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Pensions Authority
9584039R
Verschoyle House
Dublin 2
28/30 Lower Mount St
IE
Contact person: Catherine Mc Auley
Telephone: +353 858051165
E-mail: cmcauley@pensionsauthority.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.pensionsauthority.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1189

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  An independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of occupational pension schemes.

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RFT to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Forensic Accounting, eDiscovery and Related Services
Reference number:  PA-Forensic Accountancy-2020
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79211000  -  Accounting services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Authority is seeking service providers to supply the following services to support its investigation work:
• Planning and conducting investigations
• Forensic accountancy
• eDiscovery
• Reporting and litigation support
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  400000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

66152000  -  Financial market regulatory services
66520000  -  Pension services
71319000  -  Expert witness services
72316000  -  Data analysis services
79100000  -  Legal services
79200000  -  Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79212000  -  Auditing services
79212100  -  Financial auditing services
79212110  -  Corporate governance rating services
79212300  -  Statutory audit services
79212500  -  Accounting review services
79720000  -  Investigation services
79900000  -  Miscellaneous business and business-related services
79210000  -  Accounting and auditing services
79211000  -  Accounting services
79212400  -  Fraud audit services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 2, Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Authority is seeking service providers to supply the following services to support its investigation work:
• Planning and conducting investigations
• Forensic accountancy
• eDiscovery
• Reporting and litigation support
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of service proposal  /  Weighting:  350
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract management, quality and continuity of service and qualifications, experience and expertise of the proposed personnel  /  Weighting:  350
Price  -  Weighting:  300
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2020/S 102-246275
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Forensic Accounting, eDiscovery and Related Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/07/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Deloitte
Dublin
IE

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  400000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
The Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Dublin 7
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie