Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services CU.698.RH
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff University (the “University”) is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”).
The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales.
The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes:
The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- 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
- 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
- 3 Sept 2021, 13:45 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Sept 2022, 10:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CU.698.RH- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024892- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dce8Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents
Publisher note: (WA Ref:124527)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 4 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
Timeline
4 Oct 2021 → 6 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
- Notice published6 Sept 2022, 10:12 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Sept 2022, 10:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG | £1,412,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024892-2022-CU.698.RH-1 · KPMG
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2022
- Value
- £1,412,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria