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Published 13 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Auditors · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Barnet Homes Ltd (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2024awarded 13 Sept 2024
Awarded to GRANT THORNTON

What is being bought

Published requirement description

External Audit service required for The Barnet Group (local authority trading company) and its subsidiaries covering: Housing, social care including care homes and day centres.

  • Recurrence: 5-7 years

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1External Audit services required for The Barnet Group and its subsidiaries, including…AwardedRenewalPublished value£630,000

External Audit services required for The Barnet Group and its subsidiaries, including housing, social care, including care homes and day centres, Open Door Homes (ODH registered provider). Additional information: Three Audit Contract with the option to extend for two.

Delivery: London · Barnet
Extensions: Auditing service is a recurring service required for The Barnet Group, which will be retendered after the duration of the contract term.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Interview: 30%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Interview: 30
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5-7 years
First published
13 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
24 Apr 2025, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
BH/376/2024_External Auditors24
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016707
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
London (UKI71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048a2f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=905234238 GO Reference: GO-2025424-PRO-30305581

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Sept 2024 → 24 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 10:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2025, 10:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £175,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GRANT THORNTON£175,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • External Auditors · GRANT THORNTON

    Signed
    13 Sept 2024
    Value
    £175,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnet Homes Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Barnet Homes 3rd Floor,, 2 Bristol Avenue,, Colindale, London, Colindale, London, NW9 4EQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Barnet GroupReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Grant ThorntonAwarded supplier02917818 30 Finsbury Square, London, London, EC2A 1AGContact email, 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