External Audit Services for Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Trust and aBi Finance Limited, Uganda

Kort beskrivelse

The contract covers External Audit Services for audit and certification of the aBi Trust and aBi Finance Limited Financial Statements and audit and assurance on Financial controls and book keeping for it's implementing partners in regard to the projects that are financed by aBi Trust. The audit is to provide independent and objective assurance that funds disbursed by aBi Trust and aBi Finance to the Implementing Partners are utilized and fully accounted for in accordance with the project objectives and aBi funding agreements. The aim of the aBi audit is to enable the aBi Trust Board of Trustees and the aBi Finance Board of Directors as well as the aBi Founders/Development Partners sponsoring aBi, to determine whether the funds disbursed to and utilized by aBi and its implementing partners have been managed in accordance with relevant agreements, manuals, principles and best practices.

Yderligere oplysninger

The tender procedure is subject to the law of Denmark and the rules applicable hereunder.

Any legal entity may only submit one application.

No restrictions on nationality.

The pre-qualification applications (ESPD and documentation) should be submitted using the ESPD form available on http://um.dk/en/danida-en/activities/business/contracts/long/contract-opportunities/

A signed electronic version of the ESPD (pdf file) preferably along with supporting documentation for the claims provided in the ESPD, unless it is publicly and electronically accessible free of charge, must be received by the Contracting Authority at the address stated in section I.1) before the time limit stated in section IV.2.2) of this Contract Notice.

The Contracting Authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in a procurement procedure where they have established that the applicant is covered by the exclusion grounds listed in the Danish Public Procurement Act, (Udbudsloven) §135 and §136 (EU Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, article 57(1)-(3), and article 57 (4)(e),(f) and (h).) (i.e. Grounds relating to criminal convictions, grounds relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions, Grounds relating to conflicts of interests or distortion of competition from the prior involvement of the economic operators in the preparation of the procurement procedure, if this cannot be remedied by other, less intrusive measures, guilty of serious misrepresentation of information.)

The Contracting Authority will exclude an applicant from the procurement procedure if the applicant is in a situation covered by the Danish Public Procurement Act (Udbudsloven) §137, stk. 1, no. 2. (EU Directive 2014/24/EU, article 57 (4) (b).) (i.e. Grounds relating to insolvency).

Applicants should include documentation with the ESPD for the claims given in the ESPD proving the absence of grounds for exclusion, as stipulated in the Danish Public Procurement Act § 135, stk. 1 and 3, and §137 stk. 1, no. 2. (EU Directive 2014/24/EU, article 57 (1), article 57 (2), and article 57 (4)(b)). (i.e. Grounds relating to criminal convictions, the payment of taxes or social security contributions and grounds relating to insolvency). For Danish applicants documentation can be presented in the form of a ‘serviceattest’.

Entities from other EU member states may identify the relevant certificate(s) using the online platform e-Certis. Where the country in question does not issue such documents or certificates, or where these do not cover all the cases specified, they may be replaced by a declaration on oath or, in countries where there is no provision for declarations on oath, by a solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established.

The Ministry reserves the right — but is not obliged — to use the remedies provided for in the Danish Public Procurement Act, §159, stk. 5, if applications or tenders do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents. (EU Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council , article 56 (3))

Rationale for not splitting the contract up into lots (cf. Danish Public Procurement Act §49, stk. 2): This contract has not been split into lots due to market and economic considerations. The size and character of the services to be provided makes it unsuitable for distributing over several lots.

The Client opposes exclusive agreements with sub-consultants, be they organisations or individuals.

Kort beskrivelse

An audit firm which will make adequate and sufficient professional personnel from its permanent staff available to undertake the audits of aBi Trust, aBi Finance and projects of Implementing Partners in accordance with the International Standards of Auditing, ISA, inclusive of all auxiliary input required for the services. Main contract (Phase 1): 1.3.2017 — 31.12.2019 + Optional (phase 2): 1.1.2020 — 31.12.2021.