Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 30 May 2024, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Control Process Review

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG36)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 8 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to CIPFA C.Co ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To undertake a full:-

Phase 1 - Governance Review - Review the overall operation of the Council to

assess its effectiveness and recommend improvements. Includes both formal

operation principles as well as the informal ways that decisions are made

Phase 1 - FM Model Review - Review financial management, systems, and

capacity, capabilities and competencies of all to manage budgets and

recommend improvements

Phase 1a - Financial Resilience Review - Review grip on spend, delivery models,

deliverability of savings plan and other elements of sustainability and

recommend improvements

All of the above is to comply with DLUHC requirements for FM modelling and financial

resilience.

CPV: Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands · Most of the work will be done by CIPFA C.CO Ltd remotely, however, there will be occasions that CIPFA C.CO LTD will be required to be on site (Dudley Council House, Priory Road, Dudley).

Extensions: Potential Additional Works Should Additional Funding Be Secured by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Phase 2 & Phase 3 works not exceeding permitted contract variation thresholds:- • Phase 2 - Deep dive review of individual service areas - This is subject to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council securing necessary funding to undertake this work and providing CIPFA C.CO Ltd with a specification. • Phase 3 - Financial management improvement - This is subject to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council securing necessary funding to undertake this work and providing CIPFA C.CO Ltd with a specification. Optional Services required Phase 2 and Phase 3 works summarised above. Subject to value of these works (not exceeding the permitted contract variation threshold) and securing additional necessary funding, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council will explore the option to request these works from CIPFA C.CO Ltd under a contract variation.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 May 2024, 15:45 BST
Last source update: 30 May 2024, 15:45 BST
Authority reference: 24013
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-016922
Classification (CPV): Financial auditing services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046c78 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: DMBC undertook the direct award route to CIPFA C.co as the FM model and DLUHC style Resilience review is specific to CIPFA and not offered by anyone else in the market.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Apr 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CIPFA C.Co ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Financial Control Process Review · CIPFA C.Co ltd
Signed
8 Apr 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
To undertake a full:-	1bids	—	—	£66,000 – £82,500
Whole notice	—	—	—	£66,000 – £82,500

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DUDLEY MBC

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House,Priory Road, DUDLEY, West Midlands, DY19TDContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CIPFA C.Co LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10212053 G1d, Springwood, Booths Park, Chelford Road, Knutsford, West Midlands, WA16 8GSContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.