NRC 71 - Provision of Internal Audit Services.

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Northern Regional College
Farm Lodge
Contact point(s): www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp
For the attention of: Helen Shaw
BT43 7DF Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2825664230
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Belfast Metropolitan College
7 Queens Road
BT3 9DT Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM

South Eastern Regional College
Castle Park Road
BT20 4TD Bangor
UNITED KINGDOM

North West Regional College
Strand Road
BT48 7AL Londonderry
UNITED KINGDOM

South West College
2 Mountjoy Road
BT79 7AH Omagh
UNITED KINGDOM

Southern Regional College
Patrick Street
BT35 8DN Newry
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
NRC 71 - Provision of Internal Audit Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 9: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northern Ireland.

NUTS code UKN0

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Provision of internal audit service to 6 Further Education Colleges in Northern Ireland.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79210000 - JA18, 79212000 - JA18, 79212200 - JA18

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Provision of internal audit services to 6 Further Education Colleges in Northern Ireland for the period 1.8.2012 to July 2015 with provision for two further 1 year extensions.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000,00 and 700 000,00 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: Range: between 1 and 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

See Tender Documentation at www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Government Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) February 2011.
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
NRC 71 - PROVISION OF INTERNAL AUDIT
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 15.5.2012 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
15.5.2012 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 16.5.2012

Place:

Northern Regional College, Farm Lodge, Ballymena.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Two persons from NRC, independent from evaluation panel.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information

Additional information can be obtained from www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Northern Regional College
Northern Regional College Farm Lodge Ballymena
BT43 7DF Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2825664226

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: For information on lodging of appeals see www.nrc.ac.uk/tenders.asp.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
13.3.2012