Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
E-mail: pamela.rea@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee
Templeton House, 411 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 2LP
UK
E-mail: pamela.rea@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
BSF-19-040 Internal Audit Services for NILGOSC
Reference number: BSF-19-040 / Resource ID 2506111
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) requires an internal audit services to enable it to meet its objectives in terms of maintaining arrangements for internal audit in accordance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. The contract will cover provision of Internal Audit Services for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023, subject to satisfactory performance. It is possible that the contract may be extended for up to a further 24 months at the end of this period. Whilst it gives no firm commitment to any maximum or minimum number of audit days required under this contract, NILGOSC has estimated that initially 50 days per annum will be committed to the contractor in delivering the required service. Additional days may be required. The Education Authority (EA) are administering this tender on behalf of NILGOSC.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
150 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79210000
79212100
79212300
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) requires an internal audit services to enable it to meet its objectives in terms of maintaining arrangements for internal audit in accordance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. The contract will cover provision of Internal Audit Services for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023, subject to satisfactory performance. It is possible that the contract may be extended for up to a further 24 months at the end of this period. Whilst it gives no firm commitment to any maximum or minimum number of audit days required under this contract, NILGOSC has estimated that initially 50 days per annum will be committed to the contractor in delivering the required service. Additional days may be required. The Education Authority (EA) are administering this tender on behalf of NILGOSC.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Staff/professional experience
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Audit approach and methodology
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
With the option for a further 24 months extension.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
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 195-474038
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
11/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASM B Ltd
Glendinning House
Belfast
BT1 6DN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 150 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Education Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts were entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/05/2020