Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Department for the Economy
Adelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide St
Belfast
BT2 8FD
UK
E-mail: martin.hall@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DfE EU Audit Authority — Article 127 Audits of Operations
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Economy (DfE) Audit Authority is seeking to appoint Contractors through the Open Competition process, to assist in the completion of Article 127 audits of operations on projects part funded by: the 2014-2020 European Structural Investment Funds (ESI Funds) ie the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
537 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
79212300
79212400
79200000
79210000
79212100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Economy (DfE) Audit Authority is seeking to appoint Contractors through the Open Competition process, to assist in the completion of Article 127 audits of operations on projects part funded by: the 2014-2020 European Structural Investment Funds (ESI Funds) ie the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical and professional ability: professional qualifications
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: Personnel experience: lead auditor
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Personnel experience: staff assigned to perform the contract
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: Contract management
/ Weighting: 6
Cost criterion: Daily rates: partner
/ Weighting: 2
Cost criterion: Daily rates: principal/senior consultant
/ Weighting: 8
Cost criterion: Daily rates: consultant
/ Weighting: 24
Cost criterion: Daily rates: junior consultant
/ Weighting: 6
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
It is anticipated that this Contract will commence on 1.4.2018 for a duration of two years. The Client may at any time before the completion of the Contract Period invite the Contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 24 months commencing from the termination date of the original Contract Period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Article 59 of the Common Provision Regulation 1303/2013
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 229-477386
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PKF-FPM Accountants Limited
Dromalane Mill
Newry
BT35 8QS
UK
Telephone: +44 2830261010
E-mail: info@pkffpm.com
Fax: +44 2830262345
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG
17-25 College Square East
Belfast
BT1 6DH
UK
Telephone: +44 2890243377
E-mail: ie-fm-belfasttenders@kpmg.ie
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cavanagh Kelly
38 Northland Row
Dungannon
BT71 6AP
UK
Telephone: +44 2887752990
E-mail: karen.mclernon@cavanaghkelly.com
Fax: +44 2887752909
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated Contract value is from GBP 537 000 to a maximum of GBP 805 500. This range reflects the. potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the scope/and or scale which may result from future operational. requirements.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
UK
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/02/2018