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Published 15 Jan 2024, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Internal Audit

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published value£500,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2024awarded 15 Mar 2024
Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council of the University of Salford require a Service Provider to provide an internal audit service in accordance with Office for Students (OfS) guidelines. The appointment will be made with reference to the model terms of reference contained in the Committee of University Chairs' Higher Education Audit Committee Code of Practice ( May 2020)

CPV: Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions · 3 year initial term with the option of a 2 year extensionVariant 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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Resources: 30%
  • University Context: 20%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 30
  • Resources: 30
  • University Context: 20
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
15 Jan 2024, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
10 Apr 2024, 10:16 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Feb 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011569
Classification (CPV)
Internal audit services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d25 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2024
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Feb 2024 → 10 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Feb 2024
  2. Bids opened
    19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    10 Apr 2024, 10:16 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Apr 2024, 10:16 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Apr 2024, 10:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids——£202,080 – £388,500

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-COH: RC000666 The Old Fire Station, SALFORD, North West, M54WTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • University of SalfordReview body Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PWCAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC303525 London, South East

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