Official UK procurement notice
Internal Audit Services · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK for Livv Maintenance Limited (part of Livv Housing Group) (Aug 2022)
Authority: Livv Maintenance Limited (part of Livv Housing Group) (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLivv Housing Group sought bids from appropriately skilled and experienced service providers to provide internal audit services for the Group.
The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.
The anticipated commencement date is estimated to be 1st April 2023.
- Recurrence: 2028 if all options are taken
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Internal audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Livv Housing Group is seeking bids from appropriately skilled and experienced service…AwardedPublished value£250,000
Livv Housing Group is seeking bids from appropriately skilled and experienced service providers to provide internal audit services for the Group.
The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.
The anticipated commencement date is estimated to be 1st April 2023.
Estimated contract value is based upon historical expenditure only. No guarantees are given, nor are implied as to the value or quantity of business that will be placed with the successful service provider. Livv Housing Group accepts no liability for any inaccuracies in any estimates provided. Livv Housing Group reserves the right to vary the volume of work during the life of the contract.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
(a) conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);
(b) corruption within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e);
(c) the common law offence of bribery;
(d) bribery within the meaning of sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f) or section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities’ financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):
(i) the common law offence of cheating the revenue,
(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud,
(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l),
(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o),
(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(p) o…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Yes · 2028 if all options are taken
- First published
- 1 Aug 2022, 12:14 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2022, 16:47 GMT
- Authority reference
DN623033- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034986- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357cfFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As per the tender documentation.
- Review procedure
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to bidders. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1) of this contract notice.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
1 Sept 2022 → 9 Dec 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published9 Dec 2022, 16:47 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Dec 2022, 16:47 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034986-2022-1-1 · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2022
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria