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Published 1 Aug 2022, 12:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit Services · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK for Livv Maintenance Limited (part of Livv Housing Group) (Aug 2022)

Official notice

Authority: Livv Maintenance Limited (part of Livv Housing Group) (Housing)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2022awarded 2 Dec 2022
Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Livv 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 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.Second stage: up to 5 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • 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
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
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)
Accounting and auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357cf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per the tender documentation.

Review and risk notes
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
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
1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2022 → 9 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Dec 2022, 16:47 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Dec 2022, 16:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Livv Housing Group

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Lakeview, Kings Business Park, Prescot, North West, L34 1PJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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