Official UK procurement notice
Research Assurance External Audit Services
Authority: University of Bristol (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of an audit certification services for projects the University undertakes which are externally funded by grants.
- Recurrence: September 2025
CPV: Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An audit service provider for external audit services for externally funded research…AwardedRenewal
An audit service provider for external audit services for externally funded research projects.
This will result in a fully signed audit report as per the Funders requirements.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Aspects: 65%
- Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Aspects: 65%
- Cost: 35%
- 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 · September 2025
- First published
- 29 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
SC-2101-026-PC_1719- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032280- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e63aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Bidders have the right to appeal as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2021 → 23 Dec 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG Lee LtdSME | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Research Assurance External Audit Services · CG Lee LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Dec 2021
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria