Contract

Appointment of External Auditors

  • Translink

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-020701

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a

Published 18 July 2023, 4:30pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Translink

Procurement Department

Belfast

BT2 7LX

Contact

etnitranslink.co.uk

Email

etni@translink.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Appointment of External Auditors

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor

to provide External audit Services. This will include the

following: Provision of External Audit Services to the Holding

company and all subsidiaries, provision of assistance and advice

(as required) in relation to corporate governance issues, and

assistance (as required) with the preparation of Statutory accounts

for all group companies, including consolidated statutory accounts.

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: £834,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor to

provide External audit Services. This will include the following:

Provision of External Audit Services to the Holding company and all

subsidiaries, provision of assistance and advice (as required) in

relation to corporate governance issues, and assistance (as

required) with the preparation of Statutory accounts for all group

companies, including consolidated statutory accounts.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Initial term of 3 years plus up to 3 x optional extensions of 12 months each (to be used individually or in combination).

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

N.B The "Total Contract Value" relates to the initial contract term only and is inclusive of VAT..


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 000-003925


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

17 July 2023

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

GRANT THORNTON NI LLP

12 to 15 Donegall Square West

Belfast

BT16JH

Email

aidan.gibney@ie.gt.com

Telephone

+44 2896871050

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: £834,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £834,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom