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Published 30 Apr 2021, 23:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2021awarded 28 Sept 2021
Awarded to KPMG

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A comprehensive external audit service which will include the full statutory service including, but not limited to:

  • Pre-year end interim (or systems) audits
  • Preparation of the annual year-end Corporation tax computations and the submissions to

HMRC for the University and Subsidiary Companies.

  • Preparation of Management Letter and/or Audit Summary
  • Presentation of Management Letter to one meeting of the Audit Committee (November)

and the Court of Governors (December)

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As per procurement documentsAwardedRenewal
Delivery: London
Extensions: It is anticipated that the new contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 2 years (at 1year increments) taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years. The Contract is intended to start on 3rd December 2021. Any extension to the Contract will be agreed between the University of Westminster and the Service Provider. It is likely that University will seek the Service Provider to demonstrate improvements and/or price reductions before considering an extension. For any extension(s) to the Contract, discussions with the Service Provider shall be conducted sufficiently far in advance of the contract expiry date to arrive at an agreed position.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
  • Price
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
30 Apr 2021, 23:46 BST
Last source update
20 Jan 2022, 17:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN541245
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001755
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac8a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See procurement documents'

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1200 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

9 Jun 2021 → 20 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Jan 2022, 17:09 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jan 2022, 17:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KPMG——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 001755-2022-1 · KPMG

    Signed
    28 Sept 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
As per procurement documents3bids · 3 electronic——£300,000 – £500,000
Whole notice———£300,000 – £400,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 309 Regent Street, LONDON, London, W1B2HWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • University of WestminsterReview body University of Westminster

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KPMGAwarded supplier 15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, UK, E14 5GL

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