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Published 23 Aug 2023, 15:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services

Official notice

Authority: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£450,000exc. VAT27.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2023awarded 25 Jan 2024
Awarded to RSM UK GROUP LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services

CPV: Fraud audit services · Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) is a significant provider…AwardedPublished value£450,000

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) is a significant provider of specialist mental health services to adults and older people in: Bath and North East Somerset (BANES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Swindon and parts of Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking bids from interested suppliers to provide internal audit and local counter fraud services. We require a provider of services who can demonstrate an experience of dealing with the NHS and who can provide an innovative service, which adds value. The contract will be for a duration of 3 years plus 1 year, plus 1 year.

Delivery: South West · Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–15 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 30%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Methodology and Approach: 30%
  • Resources, Organisation Capability and experience: 20%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • price: 30%
  • Demonstrable evidence of a commitment to environmental management: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Methodology and Approach: 30.00%
  • Resources, Organisation Capability and experience: 20.00%
  • Demonstrable evidence of a commitment to environmental management: 10.00%
  • Presentation: 10.00%
  • Price: 30.00%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Restricted 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
23 Aug 2023, 15:27 BST
Last source update
25 Jan 2024, 12:24 GMT
Authority reference
CA12793 - TJG07-23-24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002578
Classification (CPV)
Fraud audit servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f662 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Sept 2023 → 25 Jan 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    25 Jan 2024, 12:24 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jan 2024, 12:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £325,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RSM UK GROUP LLP£325,800 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services · RSM UK GROUP LLP

    Signed
    25 Jan 2024
    Value
    £325,800
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth NHS Bath House, Newbridge Hill, Bath, South West, BA1 3QEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RSM UK GROUP LLPAwarded supplier 10th Floor, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, B3 3AGContact 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