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Published 17 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Audit Requirement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2024
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · extension options published · starts 31 Dec 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Internal audit and corporation tax services

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Financial auditing services · Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Catapult requires comprehensive external audit and corporation tax services and…CancelledRenewal 5 yrs

The Catapult requires comprehensive external audit and corporation tax services and invites suitably experienced firms to tender for the provision of these services. Submissions will be submitted via Panacea app.panacea-software.com/SatelliteApplication… ↗. Please register here in advance.

Contract period: 31 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The initial contract period will run until 31/12/2027. The contract will have 2 options to extend for up to 12 months, each making the potential ultimate end date 31/12/2029. Any extension is to be agreed by both Parties and formalised via a signed contract change notice.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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Implementation Plan and Methodology: 30%
  • Capability: 30%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Implementation Plan and Methodology: 30
  • Capability: 30
  • Cost: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
17 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
9 Jan 2025, 11:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
SAC-25-009
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000639
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ad2a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This tender has not been awarded

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
18 Nov 2024, 08:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Nov 2024, 08:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Nov 2024 → 9 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Nov 2024, 08:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2024, 08:30 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    31 Dec 2024
  4. Notice published
    9 Jan 2025, 11:23 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    9 Jan 2025, 11:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Satellite Applications Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRTOSpace Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd, Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Campus Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, UK, Didcot, South East, OX11 0QRContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.