Official UK procurement notice
EC0973 - Financial Auditing - Research Grants
Authority: The University of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFinancial Auditing services for Research Grants.
CPV: Financial auditing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1EC grants AuditsAwarded
Lot 1 - EC grants Audits
The University of Edinburgh has around 215 European Commission live research projects with end dates after 2022 as either co-ordinator or partner.
In addition, it is anticipated that the University will be participating in Horizon Europe and the audits will start, depending on their end date and their value after two years from now.
Lot #2International grants AuditsAwarded
Lot 2 - International grants Audits (US Federal grants, Gates Foundation grants and any other international grants audits as per the T&C of the funders)
The University of Edinburgh has around 380 International live research grants with end dates after 2022. We need to have an annual US NIH Federal audit of our NIH federal grants as the threshold of $750k is exceeded. In addition, other International funders require audits as per their T&C, including the annual Gates Foundation audit.
Lot #3UK grants AuditAwarded
Lot 3 - UK grants Audits (Innovate UK grants and any other UK grants audits as per the T&C of the funders)
The University of Edinburgh has around 25 Innovate UK live research grants with end dates after 2022. Independent Accountant’s Reports (IARs) are required for all awards above a 25,000 GPB threshold.
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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 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2022, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2022, 11:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028377- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03744bFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:709503)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · EC grants Audits1 award | |||
| LEES AccountantsSME | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · International grants Audits1 award | |||
| LEES AccountantsSME | £80,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · UK grants Audit1 award | |||
| LEES AccountantsSME | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
EC grants Audits · LEES AccountantsSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2022
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
International grants Audits · LEES AccountantsSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2022
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
UK grants Audit · LEES AccountantsSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2022
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · EC grants Audits | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · International grants Audits | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · UK grants Audit | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEES AccountantsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.