Official UK procurement notice
Provision of External Audit Services, Harper Adams University
Authority: Harper Adams University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender opportunity is for the provision of External Audit Services and Corporate Tax Advice to the Harper Adams University Group and the separate independent charity Harper Adams Development Trust with effect from April 2021 for the financial year end 31 July 2021.
CPV: Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is for the provision of external audit (including the University’s…Awarded
The contract is for the provision of external audit (including the University’s Teachers’ Pension Scheme Annual Return) and corporation tax compliance services to the University and its wholly-owned UK subsidiaries. The appointed external auditor will also be required to provide an annual report to the University in respect of the University’s arrangements to manage and control the delivery of its subcontracted apprenticeship contracts as required by the Education & Skills Funding Agency publication: Apprenticeship funding rules for main providers.
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 (4)
- Experience in the UK Further Education and/or Higher Education Sector: 30%
- Firm’s capability to satisfy the university’s requirements as laid out in the specification: 20%
- price: 40%
- Ability to pre-advise and consult with the university on the external economic environment and other issues which may impact the: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Experience in the UK Further Education and/or Higher Education Sector: 30.00%
- Firm’s capability to satisfy the university’s requirements as laid out in the specification: 20.00%
- Ability to pre-advise and consult with the university on the external economic environment and other issues which may impact the: 10.00%
- Price: 40.00%
- 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
- 11 Jan 2021, 15:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2021, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Feb 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CA8163 - UNI0121- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017392- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028956Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Feb 2021 → 22 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Jul 2021, 16:26 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2021, 16:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP | £361,190 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of External Audit Services, Harper Adams University · Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2021
- Value
- £361,190
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Grant Thornton UK LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria