Subject Matter Experts to Undertake an External Assurance and Review Process of Major Public Investment Projects (PAS118F)

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

In summary, the services comprise:
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) is introducing an external assurance process for major public capital projects valued in excess of EUR 100 000 000 involving independent peer reviews at two key decision gates in the project lifecycle focused on cost, risk, and ability to deliver. This work is being led by DPERโ€™s National Investment Office. The process document and the review templates are attached to this RFT. The Phase 1 Report of the Review of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 is also linked for further background and context. 1
The type of skills required to conduct the reviews include expertise in: major project delivery, stakeholder management, risk assessment and management, major project development, commercial leadership, appraisal of major projects, and project management. Further detail is provided in the specification of requirements in section 2 of Appendix 1.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-20. The procurement was published on 2021-07-08.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-08 Contract notice
2021-10-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-08)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: OGP Support
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192970&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192970&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSubject Matter Experts to Undertake an External Assurance and Review Process of Major Public Investment Projects (PAS118F) PROJ000006454โ€
Products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) is introducing an external assurance process for major public...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Consultative engineering and construction services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Risk or hazard assessment for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Advisory and consultative engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction economics services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction project management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Economic impact assessment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project-management services other than for construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the services comprise: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) is introducing an external assurance process for major public...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1) Quality of approach to the provision of expert resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): 2) Quality of approach to service delivery methodology
Cost criterion (name): 3) Cost (Maximum Daily Rate)
Cost criterion (weighting): 100
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œAny framework agreement that may result from this competition will (subject to paragraph 1.6, if applicable, be for a term of 36 months (โ€˜the Termโ€™). The...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).
Conditions for participation
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 50
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-08-20 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-08-20 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Additional information
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175).
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18866000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 133-354079 (2021-07-08)
Contract award notice (2021-10-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Contact person: Tender Operations
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSubject Matter Experts to undertake an External Assurance and Review Process of Major Public Investment Projects (PAS118F) PROJ000006454โ€
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) is introducing an external assurance process for major public...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) is introducing an external assurance process for major public...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1. Quality of approach to the provision of expert resources
Quality criterion (name): 2. Quality of approach to service delivery methodology
Cost criterion (name): 3. Cost (Maximum Daily Rate)
Information about options
Description of options:
โ€œAny Framework Agreement that may result from this Competition will (subject to paragraph 1.6, if applicable, be for a term of 36 months (โ€œthe Termโ€). The...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 1 such...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 133-354079

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSubject Matter Experts to undertake Reviews under the External Assurance Processโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-10-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Archus
National registration number: 06937095
Postal address: 101 Victoria Street, Redcliffe
Postal town: Bristol
Postal code: BS1 6PU
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 7717832873 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: j.randall@archus.uk.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Arup
National registration number: IE8F53787S
Postal address: 50 Ringsend Road, Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 12334455 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: irl_marketing@arup.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.arup.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Deloitte Ireland LLP
National registration number: 03536140KH
Postal address: Deloitte & Touche
Postal code: Earlsfort Terrace
Phone: +353 14172200 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@deloitte.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.deloitte.com/ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst & Young
National registration number: IE 4554695L
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Phone: +353 4794074 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.ey.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: FMAP Limited
National registration number: 306281720
Postal address: 40 Great Smith Street
Postal town: London
Postal code: SW1P 3BU
E-mail: francesca.reed@fma.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://https://fma.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: JB Barry & Partners Ltd
National registration number: IE4814578J
Postal address: Classon House, Dundrum Business Park
Postal code: Dundrum, Dublin 14
Phone: +353 14851400 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@jbbarry.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.jbbarry.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Kpmg
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Stokes Place
Postal code: St. Stephen's Green
Phone: +353 014101000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: iefmdublincftenders@kpmg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

8๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Kroll Advisory (Ireland) Limited
National registration number: 3079657FH
Postal address: 24 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 EK82
Phone: +353 014720722 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mark.synnott@kroll.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.kroll.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

9๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PA Consulting
National registration number: 8F54492V
Postal address: Centre House
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: Belfast
Phone: +28 90736779 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: karen.duffy@paconsulting.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +28 90736779 ๐Ÿ“ 
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 10
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Pario SPV Management Ltd.
National registration number: 9837224S
Postal address: 1st Floor Return, 25 Merrion Square, Dublin2
Postal code: dublin 2
E-mail: stephen.clancy@pario.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 11
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PwC
National registration number: IE9526897O
Postal address: One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal town: dublin
Phone: +353 17926416 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: florence.curley@pwc.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 17926200 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.pwc.com/ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 12
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Turner & Townsend Ltd
Postal address: Ashford House, 18-23 Tara Street
Postal code: Dublin D02 VX67
Phone: +353 14003300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: fiona.collins@turntown.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 12882481 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.turnerandtownsend.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 13
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Typsa Limited
National registration number: 268945054
Postal address: 6th floor Kingdom Street 2
Postal code: W26BD
E-mail: asanjuan@typsa.es ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.typsa.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 194175)
Source: OJS 2021/S 211-555152 (2021-10-26)