Financial audit services for St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra

St Patrick's College (Drumcondra)

The objective of this competition is to secure the provision of financial audit services to St. Patrick’s College ("the College") for a period of 4 years’ maximum duration. The financial audit services provider will be required to conduct an audit programme to monitor the effectiveness of the system and application of internal financial controls that ensure reliable financial reporting, and compliance with applicable financial reporting standards.
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=455252.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-08-07. The procurement was published on 2012-06-27.

Who? What?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-06-27 Contract notice
Contract notice (2012-06-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Quantity or scope:
“Financial Audit Services for a period of 4 years commencing in 2013.The successful tenderer will be responsible for:a) auditing the Annual Financial...”    Show more
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: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: St Patrick's College (Drumcondra)
Postal address: Drumcondra
Postal town: Dublin 9
Contact
Internet address: http://www.spd.ie 🌏
E-mail: martin.ward@spd.dcu.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18842234 📞
Fax: +353 18842243 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-06-27 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-08-07 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 123-203530
Refers to notice: 2012/S 23-037491
OJ-S issue: 123
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 💰
220 000 💰
Short description:
“The objective of this competition is to secure the provision of financial audit services to St. Patrick’s College ("the College") for a period of 4 years’...”    Show more

“Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...”    Show more
Quantity or scope:
“Financial Audit Services for a period of 4 years commencing in 2013.”

“The successful tenderer will be responsible for:”
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“a) auditing the Annual Financial Statements of:”

“i. St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra”

“ii. Educational Research Centre – St. Patrick’s College”

“iii. St. Patrick’s College Students’ Union”

“iv. Carysfort College Pensioners’ Accounts”

“v. Research Programme accounts funded by external organisations (e.g., Fibonacci Research Project)”

“vi. Other funded projects and initiatives (e.g., Centre for Educational Disadvantage)”

“b) monitoring the relationship with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and the provider of Internal Audit Services;”

“c) assisting with the implementation of findings, conclusions and recommendations of the C&AG;”

“d) reviewing the manner in which College management ensures there is an adequate and effective system of internal financial and operational controls, and...”    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“Please see the tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Economic and financial standing:
“Please see the tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Minimum level(s) of standards:
“Please see the tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Technical and professional ability:
“Please see the tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.”
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“To be agreed with the successful tenderer.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting...”    Show more
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
“All staff charged with the delivery of the required services must be appropriately authorised under the Companies Acts by a recognised accountancy body to...”    Show more
Names and professional qualifications of the staff

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Mr. Martin Ward
Internet address: www.spd.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA8541 🌏
Name: St Patrick's College (Drumcondra)
Postal address: Drumcondra
Postal town: Dublin 9
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Martin Ward
URL for further information: www.spd.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.spd.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.spd.ie 🌏
E-mail: highcourtscentraloffice@courts.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2012-02-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2012/S 23-037491
Additional information

“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”    Show more

“2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.”
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“3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers.”

“4) Establishment of the framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.”

“5) It will be a condition of stablishment of the agreement that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish...”    Show more

“6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the successful tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive...”    Show more

“7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded...”    Show more

“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...”    Show more

“9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of...”    Show more

“(ET Ref:455252).”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtscentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
“The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement, to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI...”    Show more
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your Legal Advisor
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2012/S 123-203530 (2012-06-27)