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Published 28 Feb 2022, 11:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Bolton (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£352,900published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2022awarded 11 May 2022
Awarded to Azets
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Bolton Group is seeking a high quality Service Provider of External Audit Services to the UoB Group, with the appointed Service Provider being in place in readiness for the review of the financial statements for the year to 31 July 2022. The purpose of this tender is to appoint one supplier for the provision of External Audit Services to the UoB Group in accordance with the requirements and information detailed in this Invitation to Tender.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Aug 2022 – 31 Jul 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North West · University of Bolton
Extensions: 2 x 1 year periodsVariant bids: not allowed
79212000 Auditing services

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Tenderers are required to certify that they are eligible for appointment as external auditors in accordance with the meaning of the Companies Act and as set out by the OfS. Tenderers must confirm that the Audit will be conducted in accordance with relevant Auditing Standards and Auditing Guidelines.Tenderers must confirm that the firm has relevant experience in the UK Higher Education sector or equivalent.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderers are required to certify that they are eligible for appointment as external auditors in accordance with the meaning of the Companies Act and as set out by the OfS. Tenderers must confirm that the Audit will be conducted in accordance with relevant Auditing Standards and Auditing Guidelines.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
28 Feb 2022, 11:58 GMT
Last source update
11 May 2022, 14:25 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
External Audit Services
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012267
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAuditing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031bae Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Tenderers must confirm that the firm has relevant experience in the UK Higher Education sector or equivalent.

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bolton/aspx/Home ↗

Submission deadline
25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/bolton/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

25 Mar 2022 → 1 Aug 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 May 2022, 14:25 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 May 2022, 14:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £352,9001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Azets£352,900 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • External Audit Services · Azets

    Signed
    11 May 2022
    Value
    £352,900
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2027
    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

University of Bolton

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Deane Road, Bolton, North West, BL3 5ABContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AzetsAwarded supplier UK, North West

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