External Audit Services

EirGrid plc

Candidates are invited to submit a qualification application for inclusion on the tender list, for the provision of External Audit Services for the EirGrid Group.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-02-05. The procurement was published on 2019-01-03.

Suppliers

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

• Deloitte and Touche
• Deloitte Ireland LLP

Who?

• EirGrid plc

What?

• Auditing services › Financial auditing services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-01-03	Contract notice
2019-10-07	Contract award notice
2023-09-13	Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Contract notice (2019-01-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Financial auditing services
Reference number: ENQEIR650
Short description:

Candidates are invited to submit a qualification application for inclusion on the tender list, for the provision of External Audit Services for the EirGrid Group.

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: Financial auditing services 📦
Additional CPV: Accounting and auditing services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 — The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: anthony.flood@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 12370123 📞
Fax: +353 16615375 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=140241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=140241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-01-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-02-05 📅
Publication date: 2019-01-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 004-005729
OJ-S issue: 4
Additional information

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 960 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 960 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 72 months
Description of options:

The contract period will be for an initial duration of three years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional three years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.

Name of EU-financed project or programme: While the majority of services will not be related to a project or programme financed by European Union funds there may be some elements of the external audits which are relevant to European Union funds or potentially audits for specific projects that are subject to European Union funds eg Celtic Interconnector Project
Additional information:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

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:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Economic and financial standing:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Minimum level(s) of standards:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Technical and professional ability:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Contract performance conditions:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

See the information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the etenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie

Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-02-15 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Anthony Flood
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=140241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
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 clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Contracting Authority 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 Authority 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 and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested;

6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract to one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate;

7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded;

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 Authority 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.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned Candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2019/S 004-005729 (2019-01-03)

Contract award notice (2019-10-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: Provision of external audit services for the EirGrid Group.
Total value of the procurement: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-10-07 📅
Publication date: 2019-10-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 195-474981
Refers to notice: 2019/S 004-005729
OJ-S issue: 195
Additional information

See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the e-tenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options:

The contract period will be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend annually for up to an additional 3 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.

Additional information:

See the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire for full details. This is attached to the e-tenders notice for this tender at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality, quantity and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Legal
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 50

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-09-27 📅
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
National registration number: 03536140KH
Postal address: Deloitte and Touche
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Earlsfort Terrace
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14172200 📞
E-mail: tenders@deloitte.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.deloitte.com/ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 1 400 000 EUR 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Source: OJS 2019/S 195-474981 (2019-10-07)

Modification of a contract/concession during its term (2023-09-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Procedure
Award criteria
Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ 🌏
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-13 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 179-561110
Refers to notice: 2019/S 195-474981
OJ-S issue: 179

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Provision of external audit services for the EirGrid Group.
Short description:

The Scope of Requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to the external financial audit of the following:

• EirGrid plc

• EirGrid UK Holdings Limited

• SONI Limited

• EirGrid Interconnector DAC

• EirGrid Telecoms DAC

• EirGrid Celtic Interconnector DAC

• SEMO Joint Ventures (SEMO Market Operator, SEMOpx and Capacity Market Code)

• SONI Limited regulated accounts

EirGrid’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS and the parent and subsidiaries financial statements are prepared in accordance with FRS101.

Additional Services

The Scope of Requirements shall also include any additional similar services required or other relevant audits, which may arise during the term of this contract, and which would not be feasible or appropriate to award to another audit firm. Examples include PSO Levy audits & grant audits.

Excluded from Scope

The Market Audit is a separate audit as arranged by both Regulatory Authorities and is outside the scope of this tender.

Duration: 36 months

Award of contract
Name: Deloitte and Touche
Source: OJS 2023/S 179-561110 (2023-09-13)

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