Official UK procurement notice
IT Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Enterprise·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this ITT is to appoint a single supplier to deliver a shared IT internal audit service for the partners which includes joint IT audits and individual IT audits per partner organisation.
- Recurrence: 01/12/25
CPV: Auditing services · Internal audit services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2022
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Scottish Enterprise are looking to put in place a new framework for the provision of a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£540,000
Scottish Enterprise are looking to put in place a new framework for the provision of a shared internal audit service to cover IT and digital requirements. This will be a collaborative contract led by SE and include our partner organisations: Skills Development Scotland (SDS), South of Scotland Enterprise (SoSE), Scottish Funding Council(SFC), Clyde Gateway(CG) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and HIE partner and subsidiary organisations. The remit will be the following:
A shared IT internal audit service for the partners which includes an IT service audit, joint IT audits and individual IT audits per partner organisation.
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 sub-criteria (8)
- Project team structure including roles and responsibilities to deliver the service: 30
- Methodology including Innovation: 25
- Activity Schedule: 20
- Resource Capacity: 10
- SLA Performance: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Information Security: 5
- price: 40
Published award criteria (8)
- Project team structure including roles and responsibilities to deliver the service: 30
- Methodology including Innovation: 25
- Activity Schedule: 20
- Resource Capacity: 10
- SLA Performance: 5
- Fair Work First: 5
- Information Security: 5
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland online module.
- Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland online module.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “IT Audit Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 01/12/25
- First published
- 17 Dec 2021, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2022, 09:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
P22-0072- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009992- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03031bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
In the first instance, contact the Head of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us ↗.
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, may bring proceedings that will be started in the High Court.
Publisher note: SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar). Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned. SPD Statement for 2D.1.2 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract. (SC Ref:690378)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Jan 2022 → 14 Apr 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 Apr 2022, 09:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2022, 09:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 009992-2022-P22-0072-1
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2022
- Value
- £540,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Clyde Gateway URCContracting authority
- Highlands and Islands EnterpriseContracting authority
- Scottish Funding CouncilContracting authority
- Skills Development Scotland Co. LimitedContracting authority
- South of Scotland Enterprise AgencyContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish GovernmentMediation bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Ernst & Young LLP (EY)Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.