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Published 31 Aug 2022, 09:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External Audit Services for University of Cumbria

Official notice

Authority: University of Cumbria (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000≈ £75k / year
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2022
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Dec 2026 · extension options published · starts 2 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced firms to provide external audit services as required by law and regulation. This will include, as set out in the Office for Student’s Audit Code of Practice, the provision of an opinion to the University Board on whether the University’s financial statements provide a true and fair view of the financial results of the year and whether funds have been applied for the intended purposes.

CPV: Accounting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrsPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Contract will run for 3 years with an option to extend for a further year cased on 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

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
Closed
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
First published
31 Aug 2022, 09:07 BST
Last source update
31 Aug 2022, 09:07 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
23-01
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024227
Classification (CPV)
Accounting services
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03643d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Aug 2022 → 31 Dec 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 Aug 2022, 09:07 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 Jan 2023
  5. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  6. Bids must remain valid untilin 63 days
    31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Cumbria

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Fusehill Street , Carlisle, North West, CA12HHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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