Official UK procurement notice
SCH - Provision of Audit, Tax and Compliance Advice
Authority: Solihull Community Housing Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSolihull Council established Solihull Community Housing (SCH) as an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) in April 2004 to manage and maintain the Councils’ housing stock. With the use of £63.3M of additional funding to help achieve the Decent Homes Standard, SCH transformed, improved and modernised the interiors of the housing stock as well as achieve a 3 star (excellent) rating by the Audit Commission in 2008. SCH sets out its priorities for the year in its annual Delivery Plan organised as strategic objectives which are aligned to the strategic aims set out in the SCH Strategic Vision. Each objective has linked work packages and delivery milestones.SCH is seeking proposals from firms wishing to be considered for appointment as statutory external auditors and advisors to the company. All firms wishing to be considered for the award of this contract must be able to demonstrate at least three years’ experience in the provision of finance auditing and tax services and gene
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1SCH is seeking the services of a competent and qualified auditing organisation to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£210,000
SCH is seeking the services of a competent and qualified auditing organisation to support with financial services.
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Bidders to refer to procurement documents to ascertain minimum requirements for this contract
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
- 5 Apr 2024, 21:09 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2024, 13:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SCH - 18881- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025626- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045030Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
SCH will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the proposed award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by any breach of the SCH's obligations may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 May 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Aug 2024, 13:44 BST
- Contract starts1 Jan 2025
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2024, 13:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Fleming LLP | £190,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SCH - Provision of Audit, Tax and Compliance Advice · Bishop Fleming LLP
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2024
- Value
- £190,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bishop Fleming LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria