Official UK procurement notice
C1228 - External Audit Services
Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£3,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2024awarded 5 Nov 2024
Awarded to KPMG
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for external audit services to the Northern Ireland Water Group (‘the Client’ or ‘NI Water’) as set out in Appendix 1 - Specification
- Recurrence: Once C1228 expires
CPV: Auditing services · Financial auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
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: 70
- Price: 30
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- Yes · Once C1228 expires
- First published
- 28 Feb 2024, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2024, 14:58 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035817- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044409Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Apr 2024 → 5 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until2 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
- Invitations to tender expected31 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published5 Nov 2024, 14:58 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Nov 2024, 14:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMGContract | £3,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · KPMG
- Signed
- 5 Nov 2024
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NIWaterReview body
- Northern Ireland WaterReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria