Germany - Accounting and auditing services - Expert assessments for on-site inspections and internal model investigations for the Single Supervisory Mechanism Lots 10-12

Lots not indicated in this notice are subject to separate notice. The ECB is the leading authority in the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) with its participating EU Member States for those tasks relating to prudential supervision that have been conferred upon it by the Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 (hereby referred to as the SSM Regulation). In accordance with article 12 of the SSM Regulation, the ECB may conduct all necessary on-site inspections in order to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by the SSM Regulation. In accordance with Article 144 of the Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 (hereby referred to as the SSM Framework Regulation), the ECB shall be in charge of the establishment and the composition of on-site inspection teams with involvement of the National Competent Authorities (hereby referred to as the NCAs). The ECB selected highly qualified service providers with experience on relevant projects for banking supervision. The ECB may request services related to direct support of On-site Inspections and Internal Model Investigations (Lots 1 to 11), as well as horizontal support related to these activities (Lot 12). Lots 1 to 11 all concern services of direct support to On-Site Inspections and Internal Model Investigations (collectively referred to as Missions), each Lot covering a different type of Missions. Under each of these Lots, the Contractor(s) shall execute independent tasks in connection with the ECBs carrying out of On-Site Inspections (hereby referred to as OSIs) and Internal Model Investigations (hereby referred to as IMIs). The Contractor(s) shall execute independent assessments and provide additional perspectives based on their relevant expertise in specified areas that could be included in assessing the Banks risks and/or reviewing Banks compliance with the Regulatory Requirements. The types of Missions covered by the different Lots 1 to 11 are determined by the primary risk type of the Mission. Important information: Additional buyer coverage: All framework agreements are open to current and future members of the European Procurement Coordination Office (EPCO). Contracts: The ECB signed the framework agreements resulting from this tender procedure on its own behalf and on behalf and for the benefit of Participating Institutions, i.e. the members of the Eurosystem Procurement Coordination Office (EPCO). All framework agreements have an initial duration of 36 months automatically extended for an additional period of 12 months unless the ECB explicitly decides not to extend them. Specific contracts (Orders) for Lots 1 to 11 will as a rule, be awarded based on the ranking of the Contractors. For Lot 12, Orders will as a rule be awarded following a mini competition. By exception to the rule, orders concerning services to be provided for Lots 1 to 11, to specific Participating Institutions other than the ECB, which are identified in the Contract, shall be awarded: (i) either if so indicated in the ITT for that specific Participating Institution - always based on mini competitions; (ii) or - if so indicated in the Contract for that specific Participating Institution - based on either ranking or mini competitions, depending on whether the value of the order exceeds a specific amount, which shall also be indicated in the ITT. Place of Performance: The tasks will be performed in connection with carrying out of OSIs and IMIs at the Banks premises (OSIs and IMIs are conducted primarily within the European Economic Area, but can also take place in other locations worldwide), at the ECB premises in Frankfurt am Main, at the Participating Institutions premises and/or remotely. The indicated maximum value refers to the aggregate maximum value for all contracts and lots (1-12), as the value of the individual contracts and lots cannot be determined upfront. (i) new and emerging risks that don't fall into any of the above primary risk type; (ii) more than one primary risk type; (i) Real Estate (commercial and residential) valuations; (ii) valuations of shipping, aviation, infrastructure, and other non-financial assets; Lot 12 concerns services of horizontal support related to OSIs and IMIs, entailing the following relevant areas of activity: (i) project management and quality assurance; (ii) training and capacity building; (iii) benchmarking and thematic reviews; (iv) development of tools and AI solutions; (v) planning or optimising processes and resources. Under this Lot, the Contractor(s) shall execute specific independent tasks upon request of the ECB or the Participating Institution(s) to support activities associated with these inspections and investigations. More specifically, upon request of the ECB or the Participating Institution(s) the Contractor(s) shall execute the below (non-exhaustive) list of tasks: - Providing expert advice on horizontal tasks related to banking supervision; - Establishing Project Management related to all or a sub-set of OSIs and IMIs to enable the on-site supervisory activities, for instance for special, topical investigations; - Carrying out Quality Assurance of reviews and analyses according to a Quality Assurance Framework and thereby bringing in external, independent views and experience, in line with defined deliverables and guidelines provided by the ECB; - Training (potentially also including organising examination and certification) inspectors to ensure that the appropriate methodologies are applied; - Providing expert advice on specific topical investigations, projects or ad-hoc questions concerning independently conducting horizontal analyses, benchmarking and peer comparisons and thereby bringing in external, independent views and experience, in line with defined deliverables and guidelines provided by the ECB; - Providing expert advice on specific topical investigations, projects or ad-hoc questions concerning integrating, developing and maintaining methodologies, tools and templates and other documentation, and thereby bringing in external, independent views and experience, in line with defined deliverables and guidelines provided by the ECB; - Providing expert advice on specific topical investigations, projects or ad-hoc questions concerning defining and implementing business requirements for databases or tools and thereby bringing in external, independent views and experience, in line with defined deliverables and guidelines provided by the ECB. - Providing expert advice on the elaboration and monitoring of the Mission's planning, that starts with the collection of requests from the Joint Supervision Teams.