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Published 29 Jan 2024, 12:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

FN/R002 - External Audit and Corporation Tax

Official notice

Authority: Hillcrest

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£236,480published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 28 Mar 2024awarded 3 Jun 2024

Awarded to Chiene + Tait LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hillcrest wishes to enter into a contract with a single supplier for Audit and Corporation Tax Services

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Tax consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Hillcrest wishes to enter into a contract with a single supplier for Audit and…Awarded

Hillcrest wishes to enter into a contract with a single supplier for Audit and Corporation Tax Services - full details within tender documents

Delivery: Scotland

Variant bids: not allowed

79212000 Auditing services 79212100 Financial auditing services 79221000 Tax consultancy 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: 75%Price: 25%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 75
Price: 25

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 29 Jan 2024, 12:31 GMT
Last source update: 3 Jun 2024, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window: 1 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference: FN/R002
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-017187
Classification (CPV): Accounting and auditing servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesTax consultancy services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04355a Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:768304)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 28 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Mar 2024 → 3 Jun 2024 · 3 dates

Bids opened
1 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
3 Jun 2024, 16:08 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Feb 2024

Deadline moved to 28 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
22 Feb 2024, 10:52 GMT
+28 days · was 29 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
3 Jun 2024, 16:08 BST

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2	29 Feb 2024	28 Mar 2024	+28 d
—	Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7	1 Mar 2024	29 Mar 2024	+28 d

To allow more time to respond to queries and consult legal team

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £236,4801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Chiene + Tait LLPSME	£236,480 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017187-2024-1 · Chiene + Tait LLPSME
Signed
3 Jun 2024
Value
£236,480
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hillcrest

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 1 Explorer Road, Dundee, Scotland, DD2 1EGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body Dundee

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Chiene + Tait LLPAwarded supplier 61 Dublin Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 6NLContact 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