14/045 - Audit, Taxation Compliance, Financial and Related Services to Bord Gais Eireann

Bord Gais Eireann

It is anticipated that the contract(s)/framework agreement will cover the following services to Bord Gáis Éireann (including any subsidiary or holding company of Bord Gáis Éireann or a subsidiary of any such holding company) initially for a three year period, with a Bord Gáis Éireann option to extend for up to a further two years, subject to an annual review after the three year period and at the sole discretion of Bord Gáis Éireann:
Lot 1 – Audit;
Lot 2 – Taxation Compliance;
Lot 3 – Other Financial, Taxation and Related Services (including, but not limited to, the provision of financial and taxation advisory, accounting, assurance, due diligence, secondments and other related services;
Lots 1 and 2 will be awarded as separate contracts for service to the winners of each respective lot.
Lot 3 will be set up as a multi-supplier framework agreement with service providers appointed to a panel. It is envisaged that at least six service providers will be appointed to the panel for the provision of services.
Tenderers may be awarded contract(s) under Lots 1 and 2 and may also be appointed to the panel for the provision of services under Lot 3.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-06-16. The procurement was published on 2014-05-15.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-05-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2014-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Quantity or scope: See Section II: Object of the contract.
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: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gais Eireann
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: rahern@bge.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214239030 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-05-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-06-16 📅
Publication date: 2014-05-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 096-168475
OJ-S issue: 96
Additional information
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to rahern@bge.ie The questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of the candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 17:00 hrs on Monday 16.6.2014. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure. To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender by email to rahern@bge.ie
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 9
Short description:
It is anticipated that the contract(s)/framework agreement will cover the following services to Bord Gáis Éireann (including any subsidiary or holding company of Bord Gáis Éireann or a subsidiary of any such holding company) initially for a three year period, with a Bord Gáis Éireann option to extend for up to a further two years, subject to an annual review after the three year period and at the sole discretion of Bord Gáis Éireann:
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Lot 1 – Audit;
Lot 2 – Taxation Compliance;
Lot 3 – Other Financial, Taxation and Related Services (including, but not limited to, the provision of financial and taxation advisory, accounting, assurance, due diligence, secondments and other related services;
Lots 1 and 2 will be awarded as separate contracts for service to the winners of each respective lot.
Lot 3 will be set up as a multi-supplier framework agreement with service providers appointed to a panel. It is envisaged that at least six service providers will be appointed to the panel for the provision of services.
Tenderers may be awarded contract(s) under Lots 1 and 2 and may also be appointed to the panel for the provision of services under Lot 3.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Audit
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Taxation Compliance
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Other Financial, Taxation and Related Services
Description of options:
Contract/Framework Agreement duration of three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) year.
Reference number: 14/045
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:
If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53 (1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.
Economic and financial standing:
A full description of candidates' required economic and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Technical and professional ability:
A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As per contract documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per contract documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if Bord Gáis Éireann considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Bord Gáis Éireann also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Bord Gáis considers appropriate.
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Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Yes – Lot 1 (Audit).
Lot 2 (Tax).
Lot 3 (Tax/Accountancy/Financial Services).
Names and professional qualifications of the staff

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 6
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaelige

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Shared Services Procurement
The Shared Services Procurement Manager

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:
Interested parties are referred to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10 (2).
Source: OJS 2014/S 096-168475 (2014-05-15)