Official UK procurement notice
Norse Group External Auditing Services
Authority: Norse Group
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of compliant external audit services to the Norse Group. The group comprises Norse Commercial Services (NCS), property consultancy services specialist NPS Group (NPS) and care services provider Norse Care Limited (NCL). Providers must also have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the complexity associated with public sector and Local Authority Accounting. The Financial Statements of Norse Group Limited are required to be consolidated into the accounts of Norfolk County Council (NCC) and this requires a revised presentation of its annual results into a ‘group reporting pack’ as determined by NCC. Requirement to audit and produce a report to the Group auditors of NCC on the ‘group reporting pack’ under International Standards on Auditing (ISA’s) in accordance with ISA 800.
- Recurrence: 60 Months
CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
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 (2)
- Qualitative: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 70
- Price: 30
- 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 · 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 60 Months
- First published
- 17 Sept 2021, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
625606867- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001582- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e217Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=658851383 GO Reference: GO-2022119-PRO-19517749
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Nov 2021 → 19 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published19 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP | £3,450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001582-2022-625606867-1 · Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
- Signed
- 23 Dec 2021
- Value
- £3,450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Norse Group LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC UK)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria