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Published 8 Dec 2021, 13:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ESPH TW Housing Subsidy Audit Service (ESPH503 JB)

Official notice

Authority: Wealden District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£480,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2022awarded 4 Feb 2022
Awarded to Branch and Lee Consulting Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wealden District Council (lead), Rother District Council, Hastings Borough Council and Mid Sussex District Council are seeking the services of a consultant to carry out a review of high value Subsidy Loss areas, followed by subsequent initial testing of its Housing Benefit Subsidy claim.

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Full information can be found atAwardedRenewal

Full information can be found at www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗

Delivery: South East
Extensions: One option to extend for 12 monthsVariant 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 (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the tender documentation

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
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
8 Dec 2021, 13:51 GMT
Last source update
23 Feb 2022, 11:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
WDC - 033829
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005050
Classification (CPV)
Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02feb0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Wealden District Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the public contracts regulations 2015 (as amended).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jan 2022 → 23 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 Feb 2022, 11:16 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2022, 11:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £480,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Branch and Lee Consulting LtdSMEHousing Subsidy Audit Service£480,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Wealden District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, South East, BN27 2AXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria