Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: General Dental Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe General Dental Council (GDC) and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPHC)(‘together the Authorities’) are ran a joint procurement for External Audit Services. The Authorities were looking to appoint external auditors who:- will ensure a high-quality risk-based audit to meet all regulatory and legal requirements to can.- will deliver a reliable and accurate audit service in a timely manner.- will work closely with key members of the respective Councils to deliver their objectives.- can additional added value, including insights related to the sector.- can offer competitive rates and provide exceptional service. Due to no suitable tenders, capable of being accepted being received in response to the Open Procedure; the Authorities are now cancelling the procurement. The Authorities will look to secure separate contract for the services in accordance with their relevant organisation procurement policy.
- Recurrence: May/June 2029
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authorities were seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations capable of…CancelledRenewalPublished value£402,000
The Authorities were seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations capable of providing a range of external audit services including (but not restricted to): -Annual statutory audit of the Annual Report and Accounts -Attendance at the Authorities respective Audit Committee meeting to present the audit report and management letter following the annual audit. -Attendance at any Audit Committee Meeting to which they are invited during the financial year -Attendance at any Council Meeting to which they are invited during the financial year. The contract would have been for an initial 3 years, with an annual option to extend up to a maximum of 7 years subject to the performance of the successful supplier.
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 (13)
- External Audit Services: 15
- Audit Cycle: 10
- Reporting Standards and quality assurance practices: 15
- Key Personnel: 25
- Contract Management: 20
- Value Add: 5
- Business, challenges, and risks: 30
- Draft Audit Plan & Wider Audit team Resourcing: 15
- Specialist and technical requirements: Investment management: 10
- Familiarity Risk/Threat: 5
- Costed Draft Annual Audit Plan: 35
- Blended Daily Rates: 5
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (13)
- External Audit Services: 15
- Audit Cycle: 10
- Reporting Standards and quality assurance practices: 15
- Key Personnel: 25
- Contract Management: 20
- Social Value: 10
- Value Add: 5
- Business, challenges, and risks: 30
- Draft Audit Plan & Wider Audit team Resourcing: 15
- Specialist and technical requirements: Investment management: 10
- Familiarity Risk/Threat: 5
- Costed Draft Annual Audit Plan: 35
- Blended Daily Rates: 5
- Suitability
The auditors must be members of a chartered accountancy bodies such as:
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
- Technical & professional ability
Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006, as amended, together with regulations under that Act, the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016, as amended, and the EU Audit Regulation as adopted into UK domestic legislation provide the statutory framework for audit regulation in the UK.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 200 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
- Cancelled
- 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 · May/June 2029
- First published
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2023, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
GDC-2022-009- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001049- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034c45Find a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=726509238" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=726509238</a> GO Reference: GO-2023113-PRO-21906545
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/634Z996876 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST
Timeline
1 Aug 2022 → 13 Jan 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline1 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts14 Nov 2022
- Notice published13 Jan 2023, 10:05 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2023- Status changed to unsuccessful13 Jan 2023, 10:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Jan 2023, 10:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- General Pharmaceutical CouncilContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria