Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance Northern Ireland Audit Office
Belfast
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
DoF — Provision of External Audit Services for NIAO
Reference number: ID1710764
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DoF — Provision of External Audit Services for NIAO
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212100
79212000
79212300
79200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UKN0
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DoF — Provision of External Audit Services for NIAO
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical and Professional Ability – Professional Qualifications
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: AC2 Proposed Methodology – Financial Audit
/ Weighting: 24
Quality criterion: ac3 Personnel Experience – Audit Manager
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: AC4 Personnel Experience: Staff Assigned to Perform the Contract
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: AC5 Proposed Methodology – Value For Money Audit
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: A6 Proposed Implementation Plan
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: AC7 Proposed Contract Management
/ Weighting: 3
Cost criterion: AC8 Contract Price – Financial Audit (including financial impact assessment exercise) and AC9 Contract Price – VFM Report
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
125 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
3 years initial contract period with options to extend for any period up to and including 24 months commencing from the termination date of the initial Contract Period to cover the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 accounts.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 contract value is 125 000 GBP. This reflects the potential scale. of the contract. The pricing strategy and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for economic operators.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/01/2019
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
07/04/2019
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/01/2019
Local time: 15:30
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Only CPD Procurement Staff with access to the project on eTendersNI.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/11/2018