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Published 28 Mar 2024, 11:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: LONDON LGPS CIV LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2024award published
Awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

London CIV is authorised as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) and had £15.9 billion of assets under management as of 31 December 2023. In support of London CIV's strategic objectives, London CIV is seeking to appoint an independent auditor. The entities included in the tender are London LGPS CIV Ltd, 18 active funds and 2 closed funds structured under an Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) and 6 private market funds.

CPV: Pension investment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Specific services will include, but will not be limited to:Published value£2,000,000

Specific services will include, but will not be limited to:

  • Providing annual statutory and fund audits for London CIV as the AIFM and all its funds prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and the Companies Act 2006, Investment Association SORP or other applicable financial reporting and regulatory framework;
  • reporting to management, the Compliance, Audit & Risk (CARCO) Committee and the Board including attendance at meetings as appropriate in accordance with best practice;
  • CASS assurance audit - we do not currently hold any client money or assets ,
  • Rates clearances on fund audits prior to year-end distribution payment.
Delivery: UK, London · Supplier must be a UK based entity with ability to attend onsite meetings on an adhoc basis.

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Supplier must be an FCA approved auditor

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
ITN document may be obtained on request via email to [email protected]

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Mar 2024, 11:35 GMT
Last source update
2 Oct 2024, 20:49 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Oct 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031617
Classification (CPV)
Pension investment services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044e1d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

30 Apr 2024 → 2 Oct 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    2 Oct 2024, 20:49 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Oct 2024, 20:49 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Oct 2024, 20:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP£2,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

LONDON LGPS CIV LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawPensionsEconomic affairs GB-COH: 09136445 · GB-COH: 9136445 4th Floor,Crane Building, 22 Lavington Street, LONDON, London, SE10NZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.