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Official UK procurement notice

External audit services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Midlands Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£750,000≈ £250k / year
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2024awarded 22 Nov 2024
Awarded to BDO LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of EMH's external audit for the next three to five years.

CPV: Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1EMH's external audit services for the next three to five yearsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2024 – 31 Oct 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: There is option to extend for a further two 12 month periods, until the maximum of 31 October 2029.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non-price criteria: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non-price criteria: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All selection and award criteria are listed within the tender documents.

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 · 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jul 2024, 09:52 BST
Last source update
22 Nov 2024, 13:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
EMH2
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037830
Classification (CPV)
Financial auditing services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047ae6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

N/A

Publisher note: Annual purchase orders will be sent electronically, and all invoices must be by e-mail.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Aug 2024 → 22 Nov 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2024
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT
  5. Notice published
    22 Nov 2024, 13:40 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2024, 13:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,456,2501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BDO LLP£1,456,250 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • External audit services · BDO LLP

    Signed
    22 Nov 2024
    Value
    £1,456,250
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Midlands Housing Group

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities IP030476 Memorial House, Whitwick Business Park, Stenson Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE67 4JPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Leicester County CourtReview body 90 Wellington Street, Leicester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BDO LLPAwarded supplierOC305127 55 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7EU

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