Official UK procurement notice
Internal Audit Services · RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP for South & City College Birmingham (May 2022)
Authority: South & City College Birmingham (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Internal Audit Services with a VSCE, non- governmental organisation.
CPV: Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Crescent Purchasing Consortium Direct Award for Internal Audit ServicesAwarded
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Direct Award for Internal Audit Services
Issues with recruitment challenges Additional information: This contract was awarded through the Crescent Purchasing Consortium as a Direct Award. The reason for a Direct Award was due to lack of resources and capacity in the audit sector and the difficulty of receiving bids.
The Contract is for a 5 year term from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2027
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 May 2022, 09:24 BST
- Last source update
- 18 May 2022, 09:24 BST
- Authority reference
SCCB 02-22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013270- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033a74Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract has been awarded as a Direct award using a framework agreement through Crescent Purchasing Consortium.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 allows for a Direct Award under s33 (8)(a)
Publisher note: Due to Market issues in the audit sector. The incumbent supplier has been awarded a direct award in accordance with the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Framework
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013270-2022-1 · RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP
- Signed
- 10 May 2022
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- South & City College BirminghamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.