EirGrid has a Head of Internal Audit and Compliance whose role includes the preparation of the annual internal audit plan, the management of internal audits and the provision of independent assurance to the board via the audit committee on the operations of the systems of internal control, governance and risk management.
EirGrid are seeking to secure support for the Head of internal audit and compliance to undertake Internal Audits under his direction, to prepare draft internal audit reports, provide advice on internal audit related matters and to support assurance related activities within EirGrid.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-01.
The procurement was published on 2019-07-01.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Internal Audit Support Services
ENQEIR680
Products/services: Internal audit services📦
Short description:
“EirGrid has a Head of Internal Audit and Compliance whose role includes the preparation of the annual internal audit plan, the management of internal audits...”
Short description
EirGrid has a Head of Internal Audit and Compliance whose role includes the preparation of the annual internal audit plan, the management of internal audits and the provision of independent assurance to the board via the audit committee on the operations of the systems of internal control, governance and risk management.
EirGrid are seeking to secure support for the Head of internal audit and compliance to undertake Internal Audits under his direction, to prepare draft internal audit reports, provide advice on internal audit related matters and to support assurance related activities within EirGrid.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 200 000 💰
EirGrid has a Head of Internal Audit and Compliance whose role includes the preparation of the annual internal audit plan, the management of internal audits and the provision of independent assurance to the board via the audit committee on the operations of the systems of internal control, governance and risk management.
EirGrid are seeking to secure support for the Head of Internal Audit and Compliance to undertake Internal Audits under his direction, to prepare draft internal audit reports, provide advice on internal audit related matters and to support assurance related activities within EirGrid.
The scope of requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to internal audit support services to include:
— basic internal audit assurance (substantive testing of identified controls),
— specific business area Internal Audits (may require subject matter expert guidance),
— complex assurance reviews (requiring input from subject matter experts).
Examples of subject matter expert areas include IS, Regulatory, Economics, Capital Projects, HR, Organisational Culture and Forensics, Energy Markets.
The internal audit activity must demonstrably conform to the guidance issued in the code of practice for the Governance of State Bodies and the standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
For full details see the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this Etenders notice.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Please see information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.” Description
Additional information:
“For full details see the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this Etenders notice.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please see information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire attached to this notice.”
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-01
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2019-08-16 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-09-30 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 1 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.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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.
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Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 126-308582 (2019-07-01)
Contract award notice (2020-03-03) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Provision of support for the head of internal audit and compliance to undertake internal audits under his direction, to prepare draft internal audit...”
Short description
Provision of support for the head of internal audit and compliance to undertake internal audits under his direction, to prepare draft internal audit reports, provide advice on internal audit related matters and to support assurance related activities within EirGrid.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 200 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“This tender process is now closed.
Provision of support for the head of internal audit and compliance to undertake internal audits under his direction, to...”
Description of the procurement
This tender process is now closed.
Provision of support for the head of internal audit and compliance to undertake internal audits under his direction, to prepare draft internal audit reports, provide advice on internal audit related matters and to support assurance related activities within EirGrid.
The scope of requirements is expected to include, but is not limited to internal audit support services to include:
• basic internal audit assurance (substantive testing of identified controls);
• specific business area internal audits (may require subject matter expert guidance);
• complex assurance reviews (requiring input from subject matter experts).
Examples of subject matter expert areas include IS, regulatory, economics, capital projects, HR, organisational culture and forensics, energy markets.
The internal audit activity must demonstrably conform to the guidance issued in the code of practice for the governance of state bodies and the standards set by the institute of internal auditors.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality, quantity and balance of human resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 25 %
Quality criterion (name): Service levels
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Price (weighting): 40 %
Description
Additional information:
“This contract is a framework agreement. Due to the nature of the contract, it is difficult to provide an exact figure for the total cost over its lifetime...”
Additional information
This contract is a framework agreement. Due to the nature of the contract, it is difficult to provide an exact figure for the total cost over its lifetime but our estimate is EUR 1 200 000 over 4 years.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 126-308582
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Internal Audit Support Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-01-27 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Kpmg
National registration number: 9F54042G
Postal address: 1 Stokes Place
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: St Stephen's Green
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 4101468📞
E-mail: gerard.reilly@kpmg.ie📧
Fax: +353 4121468 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.kpmg.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 200 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin 7 Ireland
Postal town: Dublin 7
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2020/S 047-111682 (2020-03-03)