Contractor Employment Standards Audits

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Under its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, ESB has implemented Contractor Employment Standards (CES) to ensure that all counterparties with whom it does business complies at all times with all employment laws applicable to their staff.
CES ensures that all contractors working with and on behalf of ESB uphold the rights of their workers and employees under the relevant employment legislation applicable to the jurisdiction where the work is carried out.
In support of this policy, ESB has particular audit requirements in relation to service and/or works contracts awarded by ESB, where the contract has a significant labour content and the work is carried out in the Republic of Ireland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-04-05. The procurement was published on 2021-03-03.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-03-03 Contract notice
2022-03-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-03-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Auditing services
Reference number: SSCON5098
Short description:
Under its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, ESB has implemented Contractor Employment Standards (CES) to ensure that all counterparties with whom it does business complies at all times with all employment laws applicable to their staff. CES ensures that all contractors working with and on behalf of ESB uphold the rights of their workers and employees under the relevant employment legislation applicable to the jurisdiction where the work is carried out. In support of this policy, ESB has particular audit requirements in relation to service and/or works contracts awarded by ESB, where the contract has a significant labour content and the work is carried out in the Republic of Ireland.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Auditing services 📦
Additional CPV: Internal audit 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: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: michael.dalton2@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026473 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=183971&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=183971&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-03-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-04-05 📅
Publication date: 2021-03-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 046-116619
OJ-S issue: 46

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Under its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, ESB has implemented Contractor Employment Standards (CES) to ensure that all counterparties with whom it does business complies at all times with all employment laws applicable to their staff.
CES ensures that all contractors working with and on behalf of ESB uphold the rights of their workers and employees under the relevant employment legislation applicable to the jurisdiction where the work is carried out.
In support of this policy, ESB has particular audit requirements in relation to service and/or works contracts awarded by ESB, where the contract has a significant labour content and the work is carried out in the Republic of Ireland.
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Desk Top Audit
Lot number: 1
Short description:
For some contracts the audit exercise will be based on an examination of relevant documentation provided by the contractor and/or subcontractor such as employee contracts, payroll data, wage slips, Revenue returns, pension deductions, etc. The auditor will be required to engage directly with the contractor and/or subcontractors and confirm the position regarding compliance to ESB's contractor employment standards or provide details of any non-compliance with supporting.
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Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
This will involve a 3-year contract with an option to extend by a further 2 years.
Title of the lot: Lot 2: On Site Auditing Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:
For a number of high value or business critical contracts, a more proactive hands-on role may be required. This is likely to involve attendance on site on a full or part time basis with ongoing consultation with ESB's site management and interaction and engagement with contractors and subcontractors and their respective staff.
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 185620
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 185620
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 185620

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Michael Dalton
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=183971&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 046-116619 (2021-03-03)
Contract award notice (2022-03-07)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Contact
Phone: +353 017026473 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-07 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 050-131279
Refers to notice: 2021/S 046-116619
OJ-S issue: 50

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Lot 1 - Desk Top Audit
Short description:
For some contracts the audit exercise will be based on an examination of relevant documentation provided by the contractor and/or subcontractor such as employee contracts, payroll data, wage slips, Revenue returns, pension deductions, etc. The auditor will be required to engage directly with the contractor and/or subcontractors and confirm the position regarding compliance to ESB's Contractor Employment Standards or provide details of any non-compliance with supporting
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Title of the lot: Lot 2 - On Site Auditing Services

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-01-18 📅
Name: Contractors Administration Service
National registration number: 6591626w
Postal address: 13 Pembroke Street Lower Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 872575344 📞
E-mail: barry@cas.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.cas.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 050-131279 (2022-03-07)
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