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Published 9 Feb 2022, 16:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AT1140 LLAL External Audit

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000≈ £60k / year
Submissions closed 14 Mar 2022awarded 13 May 2022
Awarded to AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2027 · starts 1 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The technical requirements are those elements of the contract that relate directly to the delivery of external audit services. The primary role of the external auditors will be to report on the financial statements and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach their opinion on the statements. The external auditor will also be required to liaise with the Group external auditor over the audit of the consolidated financial statements. The audit of LLAL’s financial statements is generally undertaken between March and June annually, with field work in May, The draft financial statements are required for review by the end of May.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 30 Apr 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • See contract documentation: 40
Published award criteria (1)
  • See contract documentation: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
9 Feb 2022, 16:50 GMT
Last source update
17 May 2022, 13:00 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN587289
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012812
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03155c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Mar 2022, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Mar 2022 → 17 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Mar 2022, 13:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 May 2022, 13:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 May 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 May 2022, 13:00 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 May 2022, 13:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITED£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Luton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, George Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • London Luton Airport Limited owned by Luton CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Luton, East of EnglandContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEReview body LONDON

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.