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Published 5 Dec 2022, 12:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Internal Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT14.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2023awarded 27 Feb 2023
Awarded to Deloitte

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Internal Audit Services (subject to Council approval), embracing Internal Audit.

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Corporate governance rating services · Internal audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
Extensions: The Contract will initially be awarded for an initial period of two years with an option to extend for a further 1 x 24-month period following a satisfactory review.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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality of Service: 20%
  • Service Delivery: 15%
  • Contract Management/Contingency: 5%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality of Service: 20
  • Service Delivery: 15
  • Contract Management/Contingency: 5
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
5 Dec 2022, 12:15 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2023, 11:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Jan 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006136
Classification (CPV)
Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesCorporate governance rating servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a9a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Jan 2023, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

9 Jan 2023 → 9 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jan 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Mar 2023, 11:51 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    9 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2023, 11:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £213,7791 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DeloitteContract£213,779 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · Deloitte

    Signed
    27 Feb 2023
    Value
    £213,779
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DeloitteAwarded supplier Hill House, LONDON, UK, EC4A 3JRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria