Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2232/22 Provision of External and Internal Audit Services
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University invited tenders for the provision of:Lot 1: External Audit and Third-Party Audit ServicesLot 2: Internal Audit Services
- Recurrence: 3 years to 6 years
CPV: Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Internal audit services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,800,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1External Audit and Third Party Audit ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£900,000
The role of the University’s External Auditors is to report on the Group and University’s financial statements and to carry out such examination of the statements and underlying records/control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements, maximising appropriate reliance on the Internal Audit findings. The External Auditors will also be required to undertake additional certification/audit duties, as a requirement of a number of external funding bodies, including the EU and INI.Economic Operators are also requested to provide pricing for the external audit for a number of the University’s associated companies. However, it should be noted that the final decision to appoint External Auditors will rest with the Boards / Trustees of the individual organisations.
Lot #2Internal AuditAwardedRenewalPublished value£900,000
The role of Internal Audit is to provide an independent appraisal function, giving assurance that the University’s systems of internal control (including those arrangements for achieving economy, efficiency and effectiveness) are adequate
What 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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · External Audit and Third Party Audit Services | 68% | 32% | |
| 2 · Internal Audit | 85% | 15% |
- Suitability
Please refer to Tender Pack for further information
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 15–32 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 3 years to 6 years
- First published
- 1 Mar 2022, 17:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2232/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015579- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031c8fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Apr 2022, 12:30 BST
Timeline
1 Apr 2022 → 7 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Apr 2022, 12:30 BST
- Notice published7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Jun 2022, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · External Audit and Third Party Audit Services1 award | |||
| KPMG | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Internal Audit1 award | |||
| Deloitte | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · External Audit and Third Party Audit Services | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Internal Audit | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria