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Published 1 Sept 2023, 08:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: Hafod Housing Association (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£427,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2023awarded 21 Nov 2023
Awarded to Azets Holdings Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hendre Group are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider for the Provision External Audit Services.

  • Recurrence: Prior to expiry of the contract

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The scope of this tender is to review proposals for the External Audit Service for…AwardedRenewal

The scope of this tender is to review proposals for the External Audit Service for Hendre Group Ltd and its entities.

Hendre is looking to commence works with the appointed Service Provider from November 2023.

The contract term will be for 3 Years with the option to extend for up to 2 x 1 year periods (3+1+1).

Pricing will be fixed for the first year and then subject to price increases in line with RPI for the duration of the contract. The base date for the RPI is September 2023.

Delivery: Wales · Hendre works across 9 local authorities: -Blaenau Gwent -Bridgend -Caerphilly -Cardiff -Vale of Glamorgan -Rhondda Cynan Taff -Merthyr Tydfil -Torfaen -Newport
Extensions: The contract term will be for 3 Years with the option to extend for up to 2 x 1 year periods (3+1+1)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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Supplier demonstrations: 10%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Supplier demonstrations: 10
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    as per the Single Procurement Document listed on eTenderWales

What this means for your bid
  • 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 · 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 · Prior to expiry of the contract
First published
1 Sept 2023, 08:35 BST
Last source update
2 Jan 2024, 16:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
2023H000057.00
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000066
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f8a4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

as per the tender documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:137721)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Oct 2023 → 2 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Jan 2024, 16:51 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jan 2024, 16:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £427,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Azets Holdings Limited£427,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Hafod Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingRegistered Social LandlordRegistered Social Landlord St Hilary Court, Copthorne Way, Culverhouse Cross, CARDIFF, Wales, CF5 6ESContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • HendreContracting authority Cardiff, WalesContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Azets Holdings LtdAwarded supplier Regis House, 45 King William Street, London, UK, EC4R9AN

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