Outsourced Audits โ€“ Provision of audit services in respect of the 2013 financial statements 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 financial audit services in respect of the audit of the 2013 financial statements of certain pubic sector bodies in Ireland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-03-24. The procurement was published on 2014-01-31.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-01-31 Contract notice
2014-06-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2014-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Financial auditing services
Quantity or scope:
A total number number of 29 audits are for tender. These are divided in 6 clusters. The contract is solely for the 2013 audits. The audits are to be carried out in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and international auditing standards (UK and Ireland). These audits should be sufficient to produce an audit report for certficiation by the comptroller and auditor general.150 000200 000
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Financial auditing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Postal address: Treasury Block, Dublin Castle
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.audgen.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: elizabeth_reidy@audgen.irlgov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16031011 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-01-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2014-03-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-02-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 025-039716
OJ-S issue: 25
Additional information
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 on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=73447&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
200 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Frequency of contracts to be awarded: 1 year.
Short description:
Tenders are invited from accountancy firms who have the necessary skills, expertise and resources for the provision of financial audit services in respect of the audit of the 2013 financial statements of certain pubic sector bodies in Ireland.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Outsourced Audits โ€“ provision of audit services in respect of the 2013 financial statements of certain public sector bodies
Short description: Please see the attached tender document for specific information.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Outsourced Audits โ€“ Provision of Audit Services in respect of the 2013 financial statements of certain public sector bodies
Lot number: 3
4
5
6
Quantity or scope:
A total number number of 29 audits are for tender.
These are divided in 6 clusters.
The contract is solely for the 2013 audits.
The audits are to be carried out in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and international auditing standards (UK and Ireland).
These audits should be sufficient to produce an audit report for certficiation by the comptroller and auditor general.
Duration: 12 months
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:
All candidates will be required to produce a valid practicing and tax clearance certficate.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Terms of payment are contained in Appendix C, draft contract, section 3.1 of the invitation to tender document.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Not applicable.
Other particular conditions:
General conditions of tender and the draft contract are set out in appendix B and C respectively in the invitation to tender document.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Firm of auditors must be approved persons within the meaning of Article 2 of directive 84/253/EEC.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 1
Tender validity period: 2014-12-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2014-03-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Cost (50)
2. Resources proposed for the audit assignment (25)
3. Professional approach (25)
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Other languages: Irish

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Liz Reidy
Source: OJS 2014/S 025-039716 (2014-01-31)
Contract award notice (2014-06-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 190 048 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: elizabeth_reidy@audgen.irlgov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 16031010 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-06-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-06-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 115-203124
Refers to notice: 2014/S 25-039716
OJ-S issue: 115

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 20 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
80 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
22 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
70 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
23 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
65 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
27 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
21 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
78 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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: 3. Professional Approach (25)

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-04-18 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Mazars
Postal address: Block 3, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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Name: Smith & Williamson
Postal address: Paramount Court, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate
Postal code: 18

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Name: LHM Casey McGrath
Postal address: 6 Northbrook Road
Postal code: Dublin 6

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Postal code: Dublin 18

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Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
5
6
8
Source: OJS 2014/S 115-203124 (2014-06-13)