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Published 28 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit Services 2024-2027

Official notice

Authority: Bromford Flagship LiveWest Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT · 1 value update54.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2023awarded 1 Mar 2024
Awarded to RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Flagship Group entered into a contract for the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years covering financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 with the option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years.

CPV: Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1At Flagship Group, our purpose is to provide homes and sustainable communitiesAwardedRenewal

At Flagship Group, our purpose is to provide homes and sustainable communities. We build homes, let, improve, and maintain them. Our Group has over 32,000 homes and is financially strong. We’re structured in a way that allows us to have the biggest impact towards solving the housing crisis. Our Group is made up of housing, repairs, and gas subsidiaries, along with our own homelessness charity. We call it a federated structure. We are determined to keep improving performance, providing more value for our customers, and growing our business, all underpinned by a learning and continuous improvement culture. Our Group is seeking Internal Audit suppliers to work with our Governance, Audit & Risk Committee in producing an annual internal audit plan and to carry out the agreed audits to provide assurance in respect of Flagship’s internal controls and risk management framework. Flagship Group invites you to submit a Tender for the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years covering financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 with the option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years. The appointment is to be to a separate entity to Flagship’s current external auditor appointment in order to meet the standard requirement for independency.

Delivery: East of England · Norwich and East Norfolk
Extensions: Option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years.Variant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
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 · 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Last source update
12 Mar 2024, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007831
Classification (CPV)
Internal audit services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eb39 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=848454688" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=848454688</a> GO Reference: GO-2024312-PRO-25478049

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2023 → 12 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Mar 2024, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2023
  1. Published value published: £500,000
    1 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
    1 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    12 Mar 2024, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £772,2001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP£772,200 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Flagship Housing Group

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 31 King Street, Norwich, East of England, NR1 1PDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Flagship Housing Group LimitedReview body NorwichContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.