Official UK procurement notice
ID 5114709 UREGNI - Provision of Internal Audit Services
Authority: Utility Regulator (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation is a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries in Northern Ireland. In doing so, we promote short and long-term interests of energy and water consumers. We are accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly through financial and annual reporting obligations. The purpose of this Contract is to secure the provision of internal audit services defined as “an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity.” This is in accordance with the responsibilities, standards and ethics laid down by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS). Please see ID 5114709 Specification document for further information.
CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- AC1 Head of Internal Audit Experience: 18%
- AC2 Proposed Team Experience: 18%
- AC3 Proposed Methodology: 7.8%
- AC4 Contract Management: 6%
- AC6 Blended Daily Rate: 40%
- AC5 Social Value: 10.2%
Published award criteria (6)
- AC1 Head of Internal Audit Experience: 18
- AC2 Proposed Team Experience: 18
- AC3 Proposed Methodology: 7.8
- AC4 Contract Management: 6
- AC5 Social Value: 10.2
- AC6 Blended Daily Rate: 40
- 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 · 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
- 28 Mar 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2024, 13:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5114709- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017417- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044e6aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority complied with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to all Economic Operators. That notification provided full information on the award decision.. .
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements. is a serious matter It means the public. purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of. contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified. time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be. escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for. further. action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels. within the specified period, this may be. considered grounds for termination of the contract at. your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination,. CPD may. issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in. receipt of multiple Notices of Written. Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be. excluded. from future public procurement competitions for a period of. up to three years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 May 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
1 May 2024 → 30 Jul 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline1 May 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened1 May 2024, 15:30 BST
- Notice published5 Jun 2024, 13:08 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2024, 13:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCC Chartered AccountantsSMEContract | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · SCC Chartered AccountantsSME
- Signed
- 24 May 2024
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended. Postal addresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SCC Chartered AccountantsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.