Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-02
Buyer: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Électricité and NGIHL National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited on the behalf of the IFA2 Joint-Venture
Country: FR
Region: FRANCE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 79210000
Submission deadline: 2016-06-16
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Accounting and Financial outsourcing for IFA2 Electricity interconnector (NGIHL National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité).
National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and Réseau de Transport d'Electricité are jointly developing an high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between United Kingdom and France and are creating a joint-venture dedicated to this project.
This notice concerns the award of 1 supplier for the accounting, tax and financial outsourcing for the IFA2 JV.
National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and Réseau de Transport d'Electricité are jointly developing an high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between United Kingdom and France and are creating a joint-venture dedicated to this project.
— The management of necessary contracts with suppliers in its own name and on behalf of the Shareholders especially the EPC Contracts (Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts entered into by JV for the procurement and delivery of the converter stations, the AC cable system, the DC cable system and all associated accessories, equipment and facilities).
This notice concerns the award of 1 supplier for the accounting and financial outsourcing. The provider will be also in charge of tax declarations and will have to provide IT system for the IFA2 JV.
— Develop the legal documents according to French standards and contribute to the consolidated statutory and regulatory accounts of the parent companies;
— Provide regular reports to IFA2 and its parent companies (Reporting package, budget, forecasts, account reconciliation);
— According to the Appendix 2, work flow detailed procedures must be written by the Service Provider and approved by IFA2;
— Provide and manage the IFA2 information system relative to the accounting and financial management and to procurement/supplies;
— Provide the tools for cost control for the execution of the project and analytical management control, according to a sub-division compliant with accounting rules;
— Define with French and UK competent fiscal authorities, with the guidance and supervision of IFA2, the various regimes of levy (VAT, etc.) which apply for IFA2 in order to have the opinion of French and UK tax authorities before the end of the year and has to present a summary to IFA2 with this opinion.
IFA2 will connect the electricity systems of Great Britain and France using high voltage sub-sea cables from Normandy in France to Hampshire in Great Britain.
— Providing opportunities for shared use of renewable energy — helping both countries to meet domestic and international renewable and climate change targets.

Eligibility requirements: The firm should provide in the PDF file the following informations: — Company full legal name, full address, country, registered number; — Contact details of the person to be contacted in connection with this PQQ: Name, phone, email; — Company Dun & Bradstreet (DNBI) number; — Parent Company full legal name, address, DNBI number, Registered number.