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Published 24 Jul 2023, 13:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£7,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2023awarded 6 Nov 2023
Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Severn Trent Plc's current auditor will cease providing services following the audit for the year ending 31 March 2025. This appointment is for the audit of the financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2026.

CPV: Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This appointment is for the audit of the financial statements for the year ending 31…AwardedPublished value£7,000,000

This appointment is for the audit of the financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2026.

The appointment is for an **initial 5-year term with options to extend for **5 x 12 month periods.

**The appointment of the auditor is subject to annual re-appointment at the company AGM.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The appointment is for an **initial 5-year term with options to extend for **5 x 12 month periods. **The appointment of the auditor is subject to annual re-appointment at the company AGM.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 award criteria (2)
  • quality: 60
  • Price: 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
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
24 Jul 2023, 13:59 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2023, 10:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032727
Classification (CPV)
Financial auditing servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Aug 2023 → 6 Nov 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    6 Nov 2023, 10:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Nov 2023, 10:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SEVERN TRENT PLC

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater GB-COH: 02366619 2 St. Johns Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV12LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Severn TrentReview body Coventry

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.