Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services for One Manchester
Authority: One Manchester (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOne Manchester sought bids from service providers for the delivery of external audit services. Services required under the contract are expected to include all relevant tasks as necessary to conduct external audit services in accordance with relevant legislation and auditing standards for all current and future members of One Manchester and any joint ventures or arrangements that One Manchester may become party to. The outcome of the tender process is a single contract with one service provider.
- Recurrence: 2028 subject to One Manchester requirements and the performance of the successful service provider
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1One Manchester required a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to…AwardedPublished value£275,000
One Manchester required a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver external audit services for the group. Services required under the contract are expected to include all relevant tasks as necessary to conduct external audit services in accordance with relevant legislation and auditing standards for all current and future members of One Manchester and any joint ventures or arrangements that One Manchester may become party to. Further information in relation to One Manchester and the required services could be found in the tender documentation. The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5-year total contract term (3+1+1), subject to One Manchester requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost submission: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost submission: 30
- Suitability
(a) conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);
(b) corruption within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e);
(c) the common law offence of bribery;
(d) bribery within the meaning of sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f) or section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities’ financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):
(i) the common law offence of cheating the revenue,
(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud,
(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l),
(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o),
(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(p) …
- 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 · 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
- Yes · 2028 subject to One Manchester requirements and the performance of the successful service provider
- First published
- 30 May 2023, 19:04 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Jun 2023 – …
- Authority reference
784391078- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024556- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d064Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As per the procurement documentation
- Review procedure
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to bidders. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1) of this contract notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799215491" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799215491</a> GO Reference: GO-2023821-PRO-23687810
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
30 Jun 2023 → 21 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
- Notice published21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2023- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSM UK Audit LLPOne Manchester External Audit | £275,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
One Manchester External Audit · RSM UK Audit LLP
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2023
- Value
- £275,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- One Manchester LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RSM UK Audit LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria