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Published 30 May 2023, 19:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services for One Manchester

Official notice

Authority: One Manchester (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£275,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2023awarded 28 Jul 2023
Awarded to RSM UK Audit LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

One 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: North West · Greater Manchester
Extensions: 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.Variant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost submission: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost submission: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • 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) …

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Auditing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d064 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per the procurement documentation

Review and risk notes
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
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jun 2023 → 21 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Aug 2023, 19:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £275,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

One Manchester

Contracting authorityPublic body

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • One Manchester LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Manchester, North WestContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RSM UK Audit LLPAwarded supplierOC325350 6th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street, London, London, EC4A 4AB

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