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Published 2 Dec 2021, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Online Access to Audit and Accounting Information

Official notice

Authority: National Audit Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Jan 2022awarded 8 Feb 2022
Awarded to Croner-i Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help to improve public services through our high-quality audits. Our staff require access to up to date and accurate information on accounting and auditing throughout their work. We are therefore looking for a provider of online audit and accounting information for staff across the National Audit Office (NAO). The type of information required includes:

•IFRS Standard and Guidance

•UK GAAP standards, reporting and guidance

•Company Reporting

•IPSAS Reporting

•UK Auditing Standards

•Training materials

•News and technical updates

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of online audit and accounting information for around 450 staff across the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000

Provision of online audit and accounting information for around 450 staff across the National Audit Office (NAO). The type of information required includes:

•IFRS Standard and Guidance

•UK GAAP standards, reporting and guidance

•Company Reporting

•IPSAS Reporting

•UK Auditing Standards

•Training materials

•News and technical updates

Please refer to ITT for more detail.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Two potential extensions, each for a period of one year.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Questionnaire/ Method Statement: 55%
  • Demonstration of Solution: 15%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality Questionnaire/ Method Statement: 55%
  • Demonstration of Solution: 15%
  • Cost: 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Dec 2021, 16:15 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2022, 14:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
GEN_21_48
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006172
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fc99 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

Please refer to the procurement documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=673246718 GO Reference: GO-202237-PRO-19745894

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jan 2022 → 7 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Mar 2022, 14:15 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Mar 2022, 14:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £275,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 8 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Croner-i LimitedSME£275,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Croner-i LimitedSME£275,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 006172-2022-2 · Croner-i LimitedSME

    Signed
    8 Feb 2022
    Value
    £275,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract 006172-2022-1 · Croner-i LimitedSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2022
    Value
    £275,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Audit Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawNational Audit Office 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, UK, SW1W 9SPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Croner-i LimitedAwarded supplier10878116 The Peninsula, Victoria Place, Manchester, UK, M4 4FB
  • Croner-i LtdAwarded supplier10878116 The Peninsula, Victoria Place, Manchester, UK, M4 4FB

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