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Published 30 Jun 2021, 16:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: Abertay University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM71)

Awarded value£170,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 2 Aug 2021awarded 7 Sept 2021

Awarded to Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Abertay University require the provision of an External Auditor to report on the Universities Financial Statements Annually and to submit a report based on a Funds Audit to the Student Award Agency Scotland.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of External Auditor to report on the University's Financial Statement…AwardedRenewal

Provision of External Auditor to report on the University's Financial Statement annually and to submit a report based on a Funds Audit to the Student Award Agency Scotland

Delivery: Scotland · Dundee City

Extensions: Up to a period of 36 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

79212000 Auditing services

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

Quality: 100Price: 40

Published sub-criteria (4)

Technical Requirements: 60
General Requirement: 30
Contract Administration: 10
price: 40

Published award criteria (4)

Technical Requirements: 60
General Requirement: 30
Contract Administration: 10
Price: 40

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 140 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 · 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 30 Jun 2021, 16:34 BST
Last source update: 1 Mar 2022, 08:47 GMT
Award evaluation window: 2 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference: AU-PRO-2021-040
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-005493
Classification (CPV): Auditing services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f8 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:685085)

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: 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Aug 2021 → 1 Mar 2022 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice published
1 Mar 2022, 08:47 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
10 Sept 2021, 13:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £170,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 7 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLPSME	£170,000 †	—	Awarded
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP	£138,116 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005493-2022-AU-PRO-2021-040-1 · Anderson Anderson & Brown LLPSME
Signed
7 Sept 2021
Value
£170,000
Status
active
Contract 022544-2021-AU-PRO-2021-040-1 · Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP
Signed
7 Sept 2021
Value
£138,116
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Abertay University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Bell Street, Dundee, UK, DD1 1HGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body Dundee

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Anderson Anderson & BrownAwarded supplier 9 Queens Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB154YLContact email, phone
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLPAwarded supplier 1 Lochrin Square, 92 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QAContact phone

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