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Published 16 Jun 2023, 08:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External and Internal Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: Eildon Housing Association (Housing)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£287,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2023awarded 17 Apr 2024
Awarded to Chiene + Tait LLP, TIAA Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Audit Services

  • Recurrence: 2028,2029,2030 depending on extension period chosen

CPV: Accounting services · Financial auditing services · Internal audit services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Provision of External Audit ServicesAwardedRenewal

Provision of External Audit Services

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: two time 1 year solely at Eildon's discretionVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Provision of Internal Audit ServicesAwardedRenewal

Provision of Internal Audit Services

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: two times 1 year solely at Eildon's discretionVariant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Assessment: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Assessment: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the ITT document

  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

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 · 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2028,2029,2030 depending on extension period chosen
First published
16 Jun 2023, 08:47 BST
Last source update
13 Jun 2024, 12:14 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jul 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018311
Classification (CPV)
Accounting servicesFinancial auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM91)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d6d1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:764555)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jul 2023 → 13 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Jun 2024, 12:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Jun 2024, 12:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Apr 2024

Contracts

  • Provision of Internal Audit Services · TIAA LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Apr 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Provision of External Audit Services · Chiene + Tait LLPSME

    Signed
    16 Apr 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Provision of External Audit Services4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4—£152,000 – £255,000
2 · Provision of Internal Audit Services4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4—£60,000 – £133,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Eildon Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities The Weaving Shed, Ettrick Mill, Dunsdale Road, Selkirk, Scotland, TD7 5EBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Selkirk Sheriff CourtReview body Selkirk

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Chiene + Tait LLPAwarded supplier 61 Dublin Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 6NL
  • TIAA LtdAwarded supplier Artillery House , Fort Fareham, Fareham, UK, PO14 1AH

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