Provision of audit services in respect of 2011 and 2012 accounts of certain public sector bodies

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Tenders are invited from accountancy firms who have the necessary skills, expertise and resources for the provision of audit services in respect of the audit of the 2011 and 2012 financial statements of certain public sector bodies in Ireland.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=323852.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-02-03. The procurement was published on 2011-12-13.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2011-12-13 Contract notice
2012-03-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-12-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: statutory audit services
Quantity or scope:
The audits for tender will number 53. The audits have been clustered, as far as possible, according to type, size and location. There are 9 clusters (specified in detail in the tender documentation). A tender may be submitted for a cluster or clusters and not individual audits. A tender may be submitted for more than one cluster. However, no more than two clusters will be awarded to any one firm.The scope of the services that will be required includes:(i) Planning, performing and reporting on the audits in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and International Auditing Standards (United Kingdom and Ireland) and sufficient to produce an Audit Report for certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General;(ii) Identifying and reporting to the Comptroller and Auditor General any material matters bearing on financial management including issues of probity and regularity arising out of audits;(iii) ensuring that draft financial statements, cleared by the Office, are produced to a standard suitable for publication and are submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for certification.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Statutory audit services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Postal address: Dublin Castle,
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.audgen.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: kieran_harrington@audgen.irlgov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16031000 📞
Fax: +353 16031010 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-02-03 📅
Publication date: 2011-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 241-391380
OJ-S issue: 241
Additional information
(ET Ref:323852).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tenders are invited from accountancy firms who have the necessary skills, expertise and resources for the provision of audit services in respect of the audit of the 2011 and 2012 financial statements of certain public sector bodies in Ireland.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=323852.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Audit of public sector organisations
Short description:
The provision of audit services in respect of the 2011 financial statements of 8 entities.
Quantity or scope: The scope of the services that will be included is:(i) Planning, performing and reporting on the audits in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and International Auditing Standards (United Kingdom and Ireland) and sufficient to produce an Audit Report for certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General;(ii) Identifying and reporting to the Comptroller and Auditor General any material matters that have a bearing on financial management including issues of probity and regularity arising out of audits;(iii) Ensuring that draft financial statements, cleared by the Office, are produced to a standard suitable for publication and are submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for certification.
The scope of the services that will be included is:
(i) Planning, performing and reporting on the audits in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and International Auditing Standards (United Kingdom and Ireland) and sufficient to produce an Audit Report for certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General;
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(ii) Identifying and reporting to the Comptroller and Auditor General any material matters that have a bearing on financial management including issues of probity and regularity arising out of audits;
(iii) Ensuring that draft financial statements, cleared by the Office, are produced to a standard suitable for publication and are submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for certification.
Lot number: 2
Short description:
The provision of audit services in respect of the 2011 financial statements of 5 entities.
Lot number: 3
Short description:
The provision of audit services in respect of the 2011 financial statements of 4 entities.
Lot number: 4
5
Short description:
The provision of audit services in respect of the 2011 financial statements of 7 entities.
Lot number: 6
7
8
Short description:
The provision of audit services in respect of the 2011 and 2012 financial statements of 7 entities.
Lot number: 9
Short description:
The provision of audit services in respect of the 2011 and 2012 financial statements of 4 entities.
Quantity or scope:
The audits for tender will number 53. The audits have been clustered, as far as possible, according to type, size and location. There are 9 clusters (specified in detail in the tender documentation). A tender may be submitted for a cluster or clusters and not individual audits. A tender may be submitted for more than one cluster. However, no more than two clusters will be awarded to any one firm.
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The scope of the services that will be required includes:
(ii) Identifying and reporting to the Comptroller and Auditor General any material matters bearing on financial management including issues of probity and regularity arising out of audits;
(iii) ensuring that draft financial statements, cleared by the Office, are produced to a standard suitable for publication and are submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for certification.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
The audit work will be carried out in a number of locations in the Republic of Ireland. These locations are specified in Appendix A of the invitation to tender.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Terms and conditions are set out in the Invitation to tender.
Terms and conditions are set out in the invitation to tender.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Terms of payment are contained in Appendix C, part 3 (page 8) of the invitation to tender.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Not applicable.
Other particular conditions: Terms and Conditions are set out in the invitation to tender in Appendix C.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Firms of auditors must be approved persons within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 84/253/EEC.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender opening date: 2012-02-06 📅
Place of opening: 4-5 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2
Place: 4-5 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Cost (50 %)
2. Resources proposed for the audit assignment (25 %)
3. Professional approach (25 %)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Kieran Harrington
Internet address: www.audgen.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01617 🌏
Name: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Postal address: Dublin Castle, 2
Postal town: Dublin
URL for further information: www.audgen.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.audgen.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.audgen.gov.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2011/S 241-391380 (2011-12-13)
Contract award notice (2012-03-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 377 540 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Dublin Castle
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: elizabeth_mccann@audgen.irlgov.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-03-09 📅
Publication date: 2012-03-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 51-082463
Refers to notice: 2011/S 241-391380
OJ-S issue: 51
Additional information
(ET Ref:393432).

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
The audit work will be carried out in a number of locations in the Republic of Ireland. These locations are specified in Appendix A of the Invitation to Tender.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Cost (50)
2. Resources proposed for the audit assignment (25)
3. Professional Approach (25)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-02-28 📅
Name: Mazars
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Block 3, Harcourt Road
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Dhkn
Postal address: Block 3, Galway Financial Services Centre, Moneenageisha Road
Postal town: Galway

3️⃣
Name: Smith & Williamson Freaney
Postal address: Paramount Court, Corrig Road, Sandyford Business Park
Postal town: Dublin 18

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5️⃣
Name: Crowley & McCarthy
Postal address: Unit G, West Cork Technology Park, Co. Cork
Postal town: Clonakilty

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8️⃣
Name: Osk
Postal address: East Point Plaza, East Point
Postal town: Dublin 3

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Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
8
4
14
13
12

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Liz McCann

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General
Postal address: Treasury Block Dublin Castle
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: elizabeth_mccann@audgen.irlgov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16031000 📞
Internet address: www.audgen.gov.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 16031010 📠
Source: OJS 2012/S 051-082463 (2012-03-09)
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