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Published 21 Sept 2023, 08:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Statutory Financial Audit Services Including the Production of Full Statutory Accounts and Filing with Companies House 2023

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD42)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2023awarded 21 Nov 2023
Awarded to Xenidan Audit Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council has appointed a suitable company in order to undertake full statutory financial audit services including the production of full statutory accounts and filing with Companies House for all of its entities.

CPV: Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Tender submissions were accepted based on seven audit cycles in total, clearly setting…AwardedRenewal

Tender submissions were accepted based on seven audit cycles in total, clearly setting out the

price for each cycle. Provision of the service will commence 1 January 2024 with the audit of

the 2023/24 accounts (1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 financial year). This timing will allow for audit planning and interim audit work to be undertaken before the end of the relevant financial year.

The successful bidder fully demonstrated their ability to complete all audit requirements,

produce statutory accounts, audit report including audit opinion and file accounts with

Companies House for each of the companies, in accordance with the timetable advertised.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The contract may be extended by 1 year plus 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed
79212100 Financial 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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 55
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Yes
First published
21 Sept 2023, 08:13 BST
Last source update
22 Nov 2023, 09:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN683449
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034493
Classification (CPV)
Financial auditing servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040279 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2023 → 22 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Nov 2023, 09:43 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2023, 09:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Xenidan Audit Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Tender submissions were accepted based on seven audit cycles in total, clearly setting…2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1—£710,500 – £982,000
Whole notice———£710,500 – £982,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 4, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Justice England and WalesReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Xenidan Audit LtdAwarded supplier 8th Floor Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, London, London, EC2R 8DD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.