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Published 17 May 2024, 12:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services Tender

Official notice

Authority: South Lakes Housing (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Awarded value£148,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2024awarded 23 Aug 2024
Awarded to Mazars LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

External Audit

CPV: Auditing services · Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The purpose of this External Audit tender process is to select a suitably experienced…AwardedRenewal

The purpose of this External Audit tender process is to select a suitably experienced and qualified supplier of External Audit Services to provide South Lakes Housing with assurances around the effectiveness of the control and risk management systems and governance processes, for a 4-year period commencing 1st October 2024.

South Lakes Housing will reserve the right to extend the contract for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance.

South Lakes Housing (SLH) intend to establish a strong and close relationship with the successful firm and expect to receive value for money from the services we procure. We expect the firm selected by us to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of, and commitment to, the Social Housing Sector

Delivery: North West · Stramongate, Kendal
Extensions: Subject to satisfactory performance contracting authority to have right to extend for further 2-years.Variant bids: not allowed
79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial 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: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Experience of External Auditing of Private Registered Providers:: 30%
  • Experience of External Audit Team: 15%
  • Added Value: 10%
  • Mobilisation and Managing the Contract: 10%
  • price: 30%
  • Corporate, Social Value and Diversity: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Experience of External Auditing of Private Registered Providers:: 30
  • Experience of External Audit Team: 15
  • Added Value: 10
  • Mobilisation and Managing the Contract: 10
  • Corporate, Social Value and Diversity: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Stated in the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
17 May 2024, 12:24 BST
Last source update
23 Aug 2024, 10:08 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026977
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesFinancial auditing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a64 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:232626)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2024 → 23 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Aug 2024, 10:08 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Aug 2024, 10:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £148,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mazars LLP£148,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 026977-2024-1 · Mazars LLP

    Signed
    23 Aug 2024
    Value
    £148,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Lakes Housing

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Bridge Mills Business Centre, Stramongate, Kendal, North West, LA9 4BDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Mazars LLPAwarded supplier 30 Old Bailey, London, UK, EC4M 7AUContact phone

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