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Published 22 Jul 2021, 08:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for Internal Audit Services, External Audit Services and Corporate Tax Services

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited (Housing)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Published estimate£630,000total for 3 lots

Submissions closed 27 Aug 2021awarded 23 Nov 2021

Awarded to Beever and Struthers, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, RSM UK Audit LLP3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This document invites suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender to NCHA for the provision of internal audit services, external audit services and corporation tax services in three lots. Lot 1: Internal audit servicesLot 2: External audit servicesLot 3: Corporation tax services

CPV: Auditing services · Internal audit services · Tax-return preparation services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Internal Audit ServicesAwarded

Planning and delivery of a comprehensive internal audit service commensurate with the size, complexity and status of the Group.

Delivery: East Midlands

Extensions: The initial contract term of 3 years may be extended in annual increments by up to another 3 years making a total possible contract term of 6 years.Variant bids: not allowed

79212200 Internal audit services

Lot #2External Audit ServicesAwarded

Planning and delivery of a comprehensive statutory external audit service for all seven entities listed within table 1 and provision of an audit opinion on each individual entity accounts.

Delivery: East Midlands

Extensions: The initial term of 3 years may be extended in annual increments by a total of a further 3 years making a total possible contract term of 6 years.Variant bids: not allowed

79212000 Auditing services

Lot #3Corporate Tax ServicesAwarded

Annual tax compliance services including preparation and submission of all relevant Group company tax computations and returns

Delivery: East Midlands

Extensions: The initial term of 3 years may be extended by up to a further 3 years.Variant bids: not allowed

79222000 Tax-return preparation 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 · same split on all 3 lots

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 60
Price: 40

Lot distribution rule: One tenderer may win Lots 1 and 3 or Lots 2 and 3 but may not win Lots 1 and 2.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 22 Jul 2021, 08:04 BST
Last source update: 25 Nov 2021, 14:16 GMT
Award evaluation window: 27 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference: NCHA004
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-029352
Classification (CPV): Auditing servicesInternal audit servicesTax-return preparation services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cafd Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 27 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 27 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/NCHA/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

27 Aug 2021 → 25 Nov 2021 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
27 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
27 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
Notice published
25 Nov 2021, 14:16 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
25 Nov 2021, 14:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £1,054,1383 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 9

Contracts signed 3latest 23 Nov 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Internal Audit Services1 award
Beever and Struthers, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors	£220,500 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · External Audit Services1 award
RSM UK Audit LLP	£822,538 †	—	Awarded
Lot 3 · Corporate Tax Services1 award
Beever and Struthers, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors	£11,100 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Internal Audit Services · Beever and Struthers, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors
Signed
23 Nov 2021
Value
£220,500
Status
active
External Audit Services · RSM UK Audit LLP
Signed
23 Nov 2021
Value
£822,538
Status
active
Corporate Tax Services · Beever and Struthers, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors
Signed
23 Nov 2021
Value
£11,100
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Internal Audit Services	5bids · 5 electronic	—	—
2 · External Audit Services	1bids · 1 electronic	—	—
3 · Corporate Tax Services	3bids · 3 electronic	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Community Housing Association

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 12/14 Pelham Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG5 1APContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Beever and Struthers Chartered Accountants and Business AdvisorsAwarded supplier Birmingham, West Midlands
RSM UK Audit LLPAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
i
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).