Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

N/A

2 Gateway

Dublin 3

East Wall Road

IE

[Contactpoint]: Conor Foley

[AddressPhone]: +353 17026911

[AddressEmail]: conor.foley@esb.ie

[UrlGeneral]: http://www.esb.ie

[UrlBuyerprofile]: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377

[MainactivElectricity]

SS/CON/5092 - An evidence-based desktop CSR risk assessment (Lot 1) and Lot 2, a 3rd party on-site audit programme

[Fileref]:  SS/CON/5092

As part of ESB’s objectives to improve the quality of its Corporate Social Responsibility Programme, in terms of both its coverage and scalability, ESB is seeking proposals from tenderers for an evidence-based desktop CSR risk assessment (Lot 1) and Lot 2, a 3rd party on-site audit programme.

An evidence-based desktop CSR risk assessment

[LotNumber]:  1

This covers auditing for Modern Slavery Violations and also Environmental and Sustainability Compliance.

Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

A 3rd party on-site CSR audit programme

[LotNumber]:  2

This covers on site audit of Suppliers for Modern Slavery Compliance as well as Environmental and Sustainability Compliance.

Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the PQQ attached.

BSI Assurance UK Limited

London

UK

ITS Testing Services (UK) Ltd

Essex

UK

1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 10 may be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 6 subject to that number qualifying.

Chief Registrar

Four Courts, Inns Quay

Dublin 7

IE

[AddressPhone]: +353 18886000

[Internet]: http://www.courts.ie