Provision of External and Internal Audit Services (2013-2016).
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
University of Ulster
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
For the attention of: Lynn McNeill
BT52 1SA Coleraine
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2870123051
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2870124933
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: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Provision of External and Internal Audit Services (2013-2016).
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: Belfast, Jordanstown, Londonderry (Magee) and Coleraine.
Service category No 9: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Belfast, Jordanstown, Londonderry (Magee) and Coleraine.
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The University of Ulster wishes to appoint External Auditors (Lot 1) and Internal Auditors (Lot 2), although formally. the council of the University appoints auditors annually, the provision of audit services is required to be regularly market-tested with the maximum length for any service based contracts being 5 years. The new Contract will start from the 1.8.2013 and will be for 3 years in the first instance, extendable in annual increments thereafter, subject to satisfactory performance, up to a maximum duration of 5 years.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79212000
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. External audit(lot 1)
2. Price. Weighting 45
3. Proposed Methodology. Weighting 25
4. Contract Management. Weighting 20
5. Added Value. Weighting 10
6. Internal audit (lot 2)
7. Price. Weighting 35
8. Proposed Methodology. Weighting 30
9. Contract Management. Weighting 25
10. Added Value. Weighting 10
1. External audit(lot 1)
2. Price. Weighting 45
3. Proposed Methodology. Weighting 25
4. Contract Management. Weighting 20
5. Added Value. Weighting 10
6. Internal audit (lot 2)
7. Price. Weighting 35
8. Proposed Methodology. Weighting 30
9. Contract Management. Weighting 25
10. Added Value. Weighting 10
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
Project Code 11945 ITT Code 17019
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 52-085473
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: External Audit Lot 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Provision of External Audit ServicesV.1)Date of contract award decision:
1.7.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Ernst & Young LLP
5th Floor Bedford House, 16 Bedford Street
BT2 7DT Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2890443500
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Contract No: Internal Audit Lot 2 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Provision of Internal Audit Services
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
1.7.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
KPMG
Stokes House, College Square East
BT1 6DH Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890243377
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
as in (1.1) above
Body responsible for mediation procedures
as in (1.1) above
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
as in (1.1) above
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
28.11.2013