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Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Stonewater Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stonewater requires comprehensive and efficient External Audit services, which will ensure meeting regulatory requirements, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence.

Stonewater through its financing entity Stonewater Funding PLC has public debt which is listed on a Stock Exchange.

CPV: Auditing services · Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Stonewater is committed to a fair and transparent procurement process that allows…Published value£1,500,000

Stonewater is committed to a fair and transparent procurement process that allows interested suppliers to compete on an equal basis. In line with the terms of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, Stonewater will be using an Open Procedure for tendering, with the aim of appointing one single provider to deliver the contracted service.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
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 (3)
  • Written Technical Questions: 40%
  • Supplier Interviews: 20%
  • Commercial Proposal: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Written Technical Questions: 40
  • Supplier Interviews: 20
  • Commercial Proposal: 40
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
Closed
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
12 Nov 2024, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
12 Nov 2024, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
00028-FIN
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036520
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesFinancial auditing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b5af Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Auditing-services./4H44MM3C58 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4H44MM3C58 GO Reference: GO-20241111-PRO-28477555

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT

Timeline

12 Nov 2024 → 17 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Nov 2024, 10:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    17 Dec 2024, 09:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stonewater Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Suite C, Lancaster House, Enderby Road, Leicester, UK, LE8 6EPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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