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Published 14 Feb 2024, 08:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Internal Audit Services · Wbg Services LLP for Woven Housing Association Ltd (Feb 2024)

Official notice

Authority: Woven Housing Association Ltd (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Mar 2024awarded 29 May 2025
Awarded to Wbg Services LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Limited (hereafter referred to as ‘Habinteg’) wishes to engage a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to provide internal audit services. The contract shall cover the internal audit service for three financial years. The contract will be for an initial period of 36 months, with the possibility of two further optional extensions of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance. The internal auditor will report to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, the Chief Executive, and other relevant members of the Senior Management Team. The internal auditor will present audit findings to the Board, via the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. The scope of the internal audit work extends to all operations and records, financial, governance and operational, of Habinteg.

CPV: Auditing services · Internal audit services · Statutory audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast
Extensions: The contract will be for a period of 36 months, with the possibility of two further optional extensions of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As set out in the Procurement Documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
14 Feb 2024, 08:14 GMT
Last source update
29 May 2025, 08:29 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Mar 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028305
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesInternal audit servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0439ec Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As set out in the Procurement Documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

11 Mar 2024 → 29 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 May 2025, 08:29 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 May 2025, 08:29 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    29 May 2025, 08:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £47,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wbg Services LLPSMEContract£47,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Woven Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Laganwood House, Belfast, UK, BT9 5NWContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wbg Services LLPAwarded supplier 168 Bath Street, GLASGOW, UK, G2 4TPContact email

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