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Published 26 Aug 2021, 09:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit Services for BAH Group ( BAH Ltd & Arcon Housing Association Ltd )

Official notice

Authority: Bolton at Home

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£355,000exc. VAT23.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Oct 2021awarded 25 Nov 2021
Awarded to RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bolton at Home wishes to appoint a service provider for Internal Audit Services to Bolton at Home Group (Bolton at Home Ltd and Arcon Housing Association Ltd.)

The contract will provide for the provision of internal audit services to Bolton at Home Group, covering all its areas of operation and providing assurance to the proposed group board and group audit committee.

The internal auditor will independently examine, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the internal controls – financial, operational, compliance and risk management – to ensure that they are both efficient and effective, and that they remain so in the light of changing circumstances.

This can effectively be split into 3 areas; audit, assurance & advisory.

Social Value contributions apply to this tender, as set out in the Contracting Principles and “Appendix 5” Social Value.

A supplier questionnaire must be submitted and will be evaluated on a PASS/ FAIL basis. The tender will be evaluated using 70 % Quality and 30 % Price.

The tenderer should submit their terms and conditions in line with the Contracting Principles provided.

Initial contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 year periods (Total contract term – 5 years).

Please Note: The deadline for clarification questions is 27th September 2021.

Tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access free of charge via the chest portal, reference number DN539972. www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
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
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
26 Aug 2021, 09:16 BST
Last source update
25 Nov 2021, 10:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN539972
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029322
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d9de Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
4 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Oct 2021 → 25 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Nov 2021, 10:58 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Nov 2021, 10:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £437,8501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP£437,850 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton at Home

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeHousing and community amenities 98 Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 8SWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Bolton at Home LtdReview body BoltonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria