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CfT: Provision of External Audit Services to the Irish Red Cross Society

Tender submission deadline in (days/hours):
31/1
Name of Contracting Authority:
Irish Red Cross
Title:
Provision of External Audit Services to the Irish Red Cross Society
CfT CA Unique ID:
8784167
Evaluation Mechanism:
Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Allow different Evaluation Mechanism in the MC/SC:
Description:
The Contracting Authority (the “Organisation”) is an Irish registered charity (RCN: 20005184) and seeks to appoint an independent external auditor to provide statutory audit services in accordance with applicable Irish law, accounting standards, and professional auditing requirements.The Organisation operates on a decentralised basis, with c.70 branches around the country that operate local activities (such as providing an ambulance service operated by volunteers for local events, running local fundraising events, providing training to local commercial entities and members of the public, etc.). Branches generally operate their own bank accounts (with oversight from Head Office) and make financial returns to the Finance Department in Head Office on a monthly basis. In addition, the organisation employs circa 150 FTEs, across the following departments: - Finance - Fundraising - Compliance and Legal - Communication - National Services - International and Migration - Central Services Both National Services and International and Migration departments employ staff who provide direct services to external beneficiaries in line with the organisation’s charitable purpose. The organisation receives funds from both national, international and institutional grant making bodies, including the EU Commission and the Irish State in carrying out it’s work. The organisation reports its financial statements on a consolidated basis each year, as a single entity. For examples of how the Audited Financial Statements have been presented in recent years, please see the organisation’s Annual Reports which are available to the public from our website. It is anticipated that the appointment under this process shall be for a period of three years, subject to performance and annual renewal. A full scope of the work required is set out in Appendix 1 to the tender documents.
Procurement Type:
Services
CPC Category:
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Directive:
2014/24/EU (Classic)
Procedure:
Open
CfT Involves:
A Public Contract
CPV Codes:
79200000-Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Contact Point:
Refer to eTenders
Award per Item:
No
Inclusion of e-Auctions :
No
NUTS codes:
IE061 IE IE0
Estimated value (EUR):
Above or Below threshold:
Above
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
06/09/2026 23:45
Deadline for dispatching invitations:
End of clarification period:
24/08/2026 18:00
Tenders Opening Date:
07/09/2026 00:00
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
Yes
Contract awarded in Lots:
No
Contract duration in months or years, including any options and renewals:
36 months
Validity of Tender in days or months:
6 months
EU funding:
No
Multiple tenders will be accepted:
No
Date of Publication/Invitation:
06/08/2026 03:22
TED links for published notices:
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:546337-202...
Date of Awarding:
Language of publication:
EN
Number of openers:
One