Heathrow Capital Projects - Forensic Audit Services

Heathrow Capital Projects – Forensic Audit Services

Heathrow requires the services of forensic auditors, to audit the costs and processes of the supply chain supoprtnig the delivery of Heathrow’s multi billion capital investment programme.

UK-Hounslow: Auditing services

2013/S 011-014343

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

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

Heathrow Airport Limited
The Compass Centre, Development Acquisitions Team, West Wing 1st Floor, Nelson Road
TW6 2GW Hounslow
UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting entity: http://www.heathrow.com

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.tendersmart.com

Further information can be obtained from: www.tendersmart.com > Business Opportunities > Contract Notices
Please address your queries via the Messaging Centre on www.tendersmart.com > Business Opportunities > Contract Notices
www.tendersmart.com
UNITED KINGDOM

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: www.tendersmart.com > Business Opportunities > Contract Notices
Please address your queries via the Messaging Centre on www.tendersmart.com > Business Opportunities > Contract Notices
www.tendersmart.com
UNITED KINGDOM

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: www.tendersmart.com > Business Opportunities > Contract Notices
Please address your queries via the Messaging Centre on www.tendersmart.com > Business Opportunities > Contract Notices
www.tendersmart.com
UNITED KINGDOM

I.2)Main activity

Airport-related activities

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

Heathrow Capital Projects – Forensic Audit Services

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Heathrow Airport, TW6 2GW, Hounslow.
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 48
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 1 500 000 and 2 500 000 GBP
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded: Work packages will be awarded under the frameworks on an as required basis. The framework term is 24 months initially, with the provision to extend by 2 x 1 year periods thereafter. The estimated value is for the full 48 month period. The anticipated value for year 1 is Livre600k – Livre900k, subsequent years will be in the range Livre300k – Livre500k.

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

Heathrow requires the services of forensic auditors, to audit the costs and processes of the supply chain supoprtnig the delivery of Heathrow’s multi billion capital investment programme. The appointed framework of auditors will be responsible for auditing the compliance of Heathrow’s construction supply chain against the terms of their contracts, which are NEC based, and normally let on a target or cost reimbursable basis. Specific experience in auditing NEC contracts is required. Further details are contained in the tender documentation, available via TenderSmart.com.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79212000, 79212200

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Information about 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:

Work packages will be awarded under the frameworks on an as required basis. The framework term is 24 months initially, with the provision to extend by 2 x 1 year periods thereafter. The estimated value is for the full 48 month period. The anticipated value for year 1 is Livre600k – Livre900k, subsequent years will be in the range Livre300k – Livre500k.
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 1 500 000 and 2 500 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (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:

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

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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

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: no

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
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

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 entity:

HAL/0021.

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 91-150945 of 9.5.2012

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: ..
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

1.2.2013 – 13:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

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:

Registering interest.
Interested suppliers are required to submit the information requested by uploading responses to www.tendersmart.com as follows:

Instructions for registering interest.
Interested suppliers must register their company and contact profile by clicking on the link for this notice on the “Business Opportunities” menu of the www.tendersmart.com web site and by following the instructions below:

First, interested suppliers who are not already registered on TenderSmart must register their company profile via “Supplier Zone > New Supplier” menu. Suppliers already registered on TenderSmart can go direct to the second step.
Second, all interested suppliers must access this Notice via the “Business Opportunities” menu to express interest by following the online instructions and uploading a letter on company headed paper stating interest in this framework. Access to the tender documentation will then be provided via tendersmart within one working day.
Further information.
To evaluate their suitability, interested suppliers, when responding to this notice are requested to provide information which demonstrates their ability to comply with the award criteria. (Failure to do so will result in their request being rejected).
Heathrow Airport Limited does not bind itself to accept any proposal.
In evaluating their suitability, suppliers may be further requested to provide to Heathrow Airport Limited additional information e.g.further written submissions, presentations, reference visits/inquiries and/or attend an interview.
As documentation associated with this process will be made available and exchanged via www.tendersmart.com interested suppliers are required to register on the site. Please refer to this site for terms and conditions.

Registering interest in this project does not guarantee inclusion of the party on the tender enquiry list. There is no cost associated with registration, expression of interest, or accessing the tender documentation, (where invited). However, to submit a bid at tender stage, then there will be an TenderSmart administration fee. Fee information can be found on the TenderSmart website through selecting the “How It Works” tab and then downloading the “Participant Agreement”. Please ensure responses are concise and overall less than 10MB. Your document should be uploaded as a single PDF document on to http://www.tendersmart.com

For further information on registration or other aspects of TenderSmart please contact: Frédéric Garat: frederic.garat@tendersmart.com phone: +33 141900430.

Heathrow Airport Limited reserves the right to disqualify any candidate who provides information or confirmation which later proves to be untrue or incorrect or does not supply information when requested.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: A standstill period will be incorporated at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2006 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

11.1.2013