Official UK procurement notice
Group Auditor 2021 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NORTH EAST ACCESS TO FINANCE LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£220,000exc. VAT25% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Feb 2021awarded 8 Mar 2021
Awarded to Armstrong Watson
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAudit services to group companies for 3 years
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Audit services to group companiesAwardedPublished value£220,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical ability and sector knowledge: 40%
- Delivery and client service: 25%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical ability and sector knowledge: 40
- Delivery and client service: 25
- Price: 35
Conditions of participation2
- Suitability
- The firm must be an FCA registered audit practice, with an appropriate level of PI cover, details of which must be provided.
- Bidders must confirm their ability to complete the audit within the required 6 month timescale, as set out in the invitation to tender.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be FCA registered audit firms
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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- 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
- 8 Jan 2021, 09:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2021, 09:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Feb 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NEA2F/041- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004673- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028891Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1080 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Feb 2021, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Feb 2021 → 9 Mar 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Feb 2021, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published9 Mar 2021, 09:19 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2021- Status changed to complete9 Mar 2021, 09:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Mar 2021, 09:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £165,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Mar 2021
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Watson | £165,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004673-2021-1 · Armstrong Watson
- Signed
- 8 Mar 2021
- Value
- £165,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
- Stephen LightleyReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- [email protected]Process contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Armstrong WatsonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria