Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square, 1 Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfE - Invest NI - Appointment of Auditors for BSDL
Reference number
ID 5028528
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DfE - Invest NI - Appointment of Auditors for BSDL Bedford Street Developments Limited group now wishes to appoint statutory auditors to provide individual annual audits for two of the group companies Bedford Street Developments Limited (BSDL) and MRDE Limited (MRDE) and covenant reporting for MRDE. The contract will run for a minimum of three years with options to extend for one further period of two years at the end of year three. Please refer to the specification document for further details.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE - Invest NI - Appointment of Auditors for BSDL Bedford Street Developments Limited group now wishes to appoint statutory auditors to provide individual annual audits for two of the group companies Bedford Street Developments Limited (BSDL) and MRDE Limited (MRDE) and covenant reporting for MRDE. The contract will run for a minimum of three years with options to extend for one further period of two years at the end of year three. Please refer to the specification document for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 - Proposed Methodology / Weighting: 24
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 - Proposed Team Experience - Government / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 - Proposed Team Experience - Property / Weighting: 10.8
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 - Social Value / Weighting: 10.2
Cost criterion - Name: AC5 - Total Contract Price / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This contract is for an initial period of 3 years. Invest NI may offer an additional period of 2 years at the end of the initial period.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-036757
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASM B LTD
Glendinning House
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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 Regulations 2015 (as amended).