Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services - Abandoned
Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe university is looking for suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for the provision of external audit and corporation tax compliance services in accordance with all relevant professional standards and regulatory requirements. The University is seeking a provider who can deliver a high- quality service delivered in an efficient manner and offer a distinctive, innovative, proactive and professional approach to external audit. The provider will also be responsible for the provision of external audit and corporation tax compliance services to the six subsidiary entities of the University of Plymouth. More information regarding the requirement, can be found within the tender specification document (Schedule 3, within the tender pack).
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services · Computer audit services · Corporate environmental auditing services · Environmental auditing · Financial auditing services · Fraud audit services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£1,300,000
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).
- Price
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
- Closed
- 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
- 21 Apr 2023, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2023, 16:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
UoP/ExternalAudit_Services/06/02- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026996- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c35cFind a Tender
Publisher note: The University of Plymouth issued a contract notice on 21 April 2023 (Ref: 2023/S 000-011575) to procure External Audit Services. Following this call for competition, the University has reached a decision not to award a contract and is therefore issuing this Notice of Abandonment.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 May 2023, 12:05 BST
Timeline
23 May 2023 → 1 Nov 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline23 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened23 May 2023, 12:05 BST
- Notice published12 Sept 2023, 16:36 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2023
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2023, 16:36 BST
Published amendments (1)
No changes to documents, just simply extension on the return date.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.