Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: SSDAdmin.CPD@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
ID 1941531 DoF — Provision of Internal Audit Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department of Finance (DoF) requires contractors to carry out risk-based Internal Audit assignments (work packages) towards the completion of the agreed internal audit strategies and associated internal audit plans. The internal audit strategies and audit plans have been devised in line with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) in order to provide respective accounting officers with the required level of assurance to complete their annual Governance Statements. The contract will be divided into 2 lots:
— Lot 1: General Internal Audit Services,
— Lot 2: ICT Internal Audit Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 650 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: General Internal Audit Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
79212300
79212400
79200000
79210000
79212100
79000000
79212110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Finance (DoF) requires contractors to carry out risk-based internal audit assignments (work packages) towards the completion of the agreed internal audit strategies and associated internal audit plans. The internal audit strategies and audit plans have been devised in line with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) in order to provide respective accounting officers with the required level of assurance to complete their annual Governance Statements. The contract will be divided into 2 lots:
— Lot 1: General Internal Audit Services,
— Lot 2: ICT Internal Audit Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Experience of staff assigned to perform the contract
/ Weighting: 42.5
Quality criterion: AC2 Contract management
/ Weighting: 7.5
Cost criterion: Cost — daily rate
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
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:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The total estimated budget for Lot 1 with the extensions is estimated at 1 237 500,00 GBP. This is subject to a review of the requirement and approval of funding. The department does not give any guarantee as to the volume of work that will be Commissioned under this contract.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: ICT Internal Audit Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
79212300
79212400
79200000
79210000
79212100
79000000
79212110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Finance (DoF) requires contractors to carry out risk-based internal audit assignments (work packages) towards the completion of the agreed internal audit strategies and associated internal audit plans. The internal audit strategies and audit plans have been devised in line with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) in order to provide respective accounting officers with the required level of assurance to complete their annual Governance Statements. The contract will be divided into 2 lots:
— Lot 1: General Internal Audit Services,
— Lot 2: ICT Internal Audit Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Experience of staff assigned to perform the contract
/ Weighting: 42.5
Quality criterion: AC2 Contract management
/ Weighting: 7.5
Cost criterion: AC3 Cost — daily rate
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
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:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The total estimated budget for Lot 2 with the extensions is estimated at 412 500,00 GBP. This is subject to a review of the requirement and approval of funding. The department does not give any guarantee as to the volume of work that will be commissioned under this contract.
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:
2019/S 041-093182
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1: General Internal Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2019
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
ASM B Ltd
Horwath House
Belfast
BT1 1QD
UK
Telephone: +44 2890249222
E-mail: michael.williamson@asmbelfast.com
Fax: +44 2890249333
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
Deloitte — Main Account MCS/LLP
Hill House
London
EC4A 3JR
UK
Telephone: +44 2890322861
E-mail: cpdtenders@deloitte.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890531336
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
Ernst Young LLP
1 More Place
London
SE1 7EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2079512000
E-mail: jkilliner@uk.ey.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 237 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 2: ICT Internal Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2019
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
ASM B Ltd
Horwath House
Belfast
BT1 1QD
UK
Telephone: +44 2890249222
E-mail: michael.williamson@asmbelfast.com
Fax: +44 2890249333
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
Deloitte — Main Account MCS/LLP
Hill House
London
EC4A 3JR
UK
Telephone: +44 2890322861
E-mail: cpdtenders@deloitte.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890531336
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 412 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — contract management — procedures and principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by centres of procurement expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Re
UK
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/06/2019