Provision of External Audit Sevices for ESB

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

The contracting entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for ESB Parent and Subsidiary companies, ESB Pension Scheme and ESB Subsidiary companies,Pension Scheme and the NIE Networks Group.
It is proposed that the Contract will be split into 2 lots:
Lot 1 External Audit Services for ESB Parent* and Subsidiary companies (‘ESB Group’ (excluding NIE Networks));
Lot 2 External Audit Services for Companies in the NIE Networks Group (‘NIE Networks’).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-25. The procurement was published on 2020-12-17.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-12-17 Contract notice
2022-05-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-12-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Geraldine Curham
Phone: +353 51305678 📞
E-mail: geraldine.curham@esb.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=180131&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=180131&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of External Audit Sevices for ESB SSCON5595
Products/services: Statutory audit services 📦
Short description:
“The contracting entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for ESB Parent and Subsidiary companies, ESB Pension Scheme...”    Show more
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 1: External Audit Services for ESB Parent* and Subsidiary Companies (‘ESB Group’ (excluding NIE Networks')”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services 📦
Additional products/services: Accounting and auditing services 📦
Additional products/services: Auditing services 📦
Additional products/services: Financial auditing services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for ESB Parent and Subsidiary companies, ESB Pension Scheme...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the term of the appointment will be for 3 years (with an option to extend for a further 2 years by...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 2: External Audit Services for Companies in the NIE Networks Group (‘NIE Networks’)”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for Companies in the NIE Networks Group.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182071.”
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 for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182071.”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-01-25 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 249-622420 (2020-12-17)
Contract award notice (2022-05-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for ESB Parent and Subsidiary companies, ESB Pension Scheme...”    Show more
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“LOT 1 External Audit Services for ESB Parent* and Subsidiary companies (‘ESB Group’ (excluding NIE N”
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for ESB Parent and Subsidiary companies, ESB Pension Scheme...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“LOT 2 External Audit Services for Companies in the NIE Networks Group (‘NIE Networks’)”
Description
Place of performance: United Kingdom 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure an external auditor to provide external audit services for Companies in the NIE Networks Group”
Additional information: Contract will start in 2023

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 249-622420

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title:
“LOT 1 External Audit Services for ESB Parent* and Subsidiary companies (‘ESB Group’ (excluding NIE N”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-04-11 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
National registration number: 03536140KH
Postal address: Deloitte & Touche
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Earlsfort Terrace
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14172200 📞
E-mail: tenders@deloitte.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.deloitte.com/ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title:
“LOT 2 External Audit Services for Companies in the NIE Networks Group (‘NIE Networks’)”

Complementary information
Additional information
Lot 2 Contract Start 2023
Source: OJS 2022/S 098-272589 (2022-05-17)