Official UK procurement notice
Provision of External Audit Services
Authority: Pembrokeshire College (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year22.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2023awarded 4 Jul 2023
Awarded to Azets
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExternal Audit is responsible for forming an independent opinion on the College’s accounts and other Financial Statements which are to be laid before the Governing Body
- Recurrence: Either in 3, 4 or 5 years. Dependent on if the extension options are used
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (14)
- Management Structure: 7%
- Number of Staff / Qualifications: 7%
- Managing Resource Shortfalls: 3%
- Role of Audit Manager: 4%
- Implementation Plan: 3%
- Audit Methodology and Approach: 3%
- Performing Quality Reviews: 3%
- Managing Shortfall in Performance: 4%
- Other Contract Requirements: 2%
- Sample Reports: 5%
- Additional factors - Professional Development Updating: 2%
- Sector knowledge - FE Key Requirements: 3%
- Added Value: 3%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (14)
- Management Structure: 7
- Number of Staff / Qualifications: 7
- Managing Resource Shortfalls: 3
- Role of Audit Manager: 4
- Implementation Plan: 3
- Audit Methodology and Approach: 3
- Performing Quality Reviews: 3
- Managing Shortfall in Performance: 4
- Other Contract Requirements: 2
- Sample Reports: 5
- Additional factors - Professional Development Updating: 2
- Sector knowledge - FE Key Requirements: 3
- Added Value: 3
- Price: 50
Conditions of participation2
- Suitability
CCAB Member
- Technical & professional ability
CCAB Member
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 99 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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 · Either in 3, 4 or 5 years. Dependent on if the extension options are used
- First published
- 24 Jan 2023, 11:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2023, 08:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PCT313- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018931- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039a0dFind a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:132853)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
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- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Mar 2023, 10:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Mar 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Mar 2023, 10:30 GMT
- Notice published4 Jul 2023, 08:53 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Jul 2023, 08:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £155,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azets | £155,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018931-2023-PCT313-1 · Azets
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2023
- Value
- £155,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AzetsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.