Provision of IT Audit Services for CIE Group

Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)

CIE Group IT&T, as part of the holding company, is responsible for providing computing services, including telecoms services, to CIE itself and to each of the four subsidiary companies and their support units. The role of Group IT&T is to provide the CIE Group with a solid IT foundation, support and develop Group Systems, manage integration between systems, set the standards on IT policy and governance and lead information risk activity for the Group.
CIE Group Internal Audit is responsible for providing internal audit services across the CIE Group. It has a requirement to source an external service provider with the capability to assist it in the provision of fifteen to eighteen Information Systems Audits over the duration of the contract.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-05-20. The procurement was published on 2022-04-20.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-04-20 Contract notice
2023-01-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-04-20)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Heuston Station
Postal town: Dublin 8
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Cristina Gheorghe
Phone: +353 860000000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: cristina.gheorghe@irishrail.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.cie.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/339 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212164&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212164&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of IT Audit Services for CIE Group CIE 8006
Products/services: Computer audit and testing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œCIE Group IT&T, as part of the holding company, is responsible for providing computing services, including telecoms services, to CIE itself and to each of...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Computer audit services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Auditing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œCIE Group IT&T, as part of the holding company, is responsible for providing computing services, including telecoms services, to CIE itself and to each of...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 450 000 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
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œOptions to extend for any period of 12 Months (twelve) up to a maximum of 24 Months (twenty-four) from the expiry of the Term, such that any extensions of...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œOptions to extend for any period of 12 Months (twelve) up to a maximum of 24 Months (twenty-four) from the expiry of the Term, such that any extensions of...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-05-20 15:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Dublin 7 IE
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2022/S 080-216680 (2022-04-20)
Contract award notice (2023-01-19)
Object
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service
Quality criterion (name): Composition of Audit Teams and assurance of continuity of the services provided
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 080-216680

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of IT Audit Services for CIE Group
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-12-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst & Young
National registration number: IE 4554695L
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 4794074 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ey.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2023/S 017-045292 (2023-01-19)