Information

Tender reference number	EU-Rail.OP.02.22
Title	External Support to the Back Office Arrangement for the Joint Undertakings
Description	This call for tenders aims to provide external support related to accounting services, audits, and controls to the nine joint undertakings stablished under Horizon Europe (Council Regulation (EU) No 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021) as well as to the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking. The intention is to conclude framework contracts in cascade for the following assignments: statutory audit services (lot 1) and accounting and assurance services (lot 2).
Contract type	Services
Procedure type	Open procedure
Status	Closed
Published on TED
Submission Method	Electronic
Tenders may be submitted	All lots
Maximum number of lots	2
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)	Framework agreement
Address of the buyer profile: (URL)	https://rail-research.europa.eu/participate/procurement/ongoing-calls-for-tender/
Estimated total value	3,894,000.00 EUR
Main CPV	79212000

Conditions for participation

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers	Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
Economic and financial standing - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Economic and financial standing- Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Milestones

TED publication date	16/06/2023 00:00
Question deadline	21/08/2023 23:59 UTC+02:00
Answer deadline	22/08/2023 23:59 UTC+02:00
Time limit for receipt of tenders	28/08/2023 15:00 UTC+02:00
Conditions for opening tenders (date)	29/08/2023 10:30 UTC+02:00

Lots

Lot number	Title	Description
Lot 1	Statutory Audit Services	The contractor shall provide a team that will perform the services required for the statutory audit of the financial statements.
Lot 2	Accounting Services and Other Assurance Engagements	The contractor shall provide individuals which will work to support the accounting officers under the overall coordination of the back-office arrangement accounting coordinator in their accounting tasks and teams that will support the performance of other assurance engagement services as requested by the contracting authorities on an ad-hoc basis.

Notices

Reference	Notice type	Publication date
2023/S 115-360494	Contract notice	16/06/2023 00:00