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Published 4 Mar 2022, 10:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T932 - UoE External Audit

Official notice

Authority: University of Essex (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT19% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Apr 2022awarded 24 May 2022
Awarded to BDO LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Essex is seeking to appoint a firm of external auditors to carry out the

statutory audit of the group from the year ended 31st July 2023

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 5 year initial contract plus an option to extend for up to a further twenty four (24) months which is at the discretion of the University of Essex.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 75%Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 75
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
4 Mar 2022, 10:49 GMT
Last source update
6 Jul 2022, 09:09 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN1333
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018429
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031e08 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
11 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Apr 2022 → 6 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jul 2022, 09:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2022, 09:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,215,2001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 24 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BDO LLP£1,215,200 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 018429-2022-T932-1 · BDO LLP

    Signed
    24 May 2022
    Value
    £1,215,200
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Essex

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 3SQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone
  • High Courts, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BDO LLPAwarded supplier 55 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7EU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.