Official UK procurement notice
3412.PS.LWM.22 – External Audit Services for Research Grants for The University of Sheffield
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£1,750,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jan 2023awarded 17 Mar 2023
Awarded to Hebblethwaites, KPMG
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sheffield requires External Audit service providers in compliance with the funder requirements for research grant agreements.The Audit Services shall be divided into two lots:
- Lot 1 - External audit services for European H2020 research grants for The University of Sheffield.
- Lot 2 - External audit services for UK Government funded research grants for The University of Sheffield. (UKRI, Innovate, BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) for example).The University is looking to appoint a provider of audit services with experience of auditing research funded projects. The successful provider will demonstrate that they have the experience, approach and tools for the provision of audit.In the final year of the contract the Service Provider will be retained beyond the termination date to complete any ongoing project audits until the reports are submitted to the funder.
CPV: Auditing services · Financial auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,750,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75%
- Price: 25%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Dec 2022, 13:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 May 2023, 13:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
3412.PS.LWM.22- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015388- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038ca6Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Jan 2023 → 31 May 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published31 May 2023, 13:32 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 May 2023, 13:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,750,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HebblethwaitesSME, KPMGjoint award | £1,750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015388-2023-1 · HebblethwaitesSME, KPMG
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- HebblethwaitesAwarded supplier
- KPMG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.