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Published 8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Appointment of External Auditors

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£1,080,000exc. VAT22.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 15 Mar 2023awarded 17 Jul 2023

Awarded to GRANT THORNTON NI LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor

to provide External audit Services. This will include the

following: Provision of External Audit Services to the Holding

company and all subsidiaries, provision of assistance and advice

(as required) in relation to corporate governance issues, and

assistance (as required) with the preparation of Statutory accounts

for all group companies, including consolidated statutory accounts.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor toAwardedPublished value£1,080,000

Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor to

provide External audit Services. This will include the following:

Provision of External Audit Services to the Holding company and all

subsidiaries, provision of assistance and advice (as required) in

relation to corporate governance issues, and assistance (as

required) with the preparation of Statutory accounts for all group

companies, including consolidated statutory accounts. Additional information: N.B The "Total Contract Value" relates to the initial contract term only and is inclusive of VAT..

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Initial term of 3 years plus up to 3 x optional extensions of 12 months each (to be used individually or in combination).Variant bids: not allowed

79210000 Accounting and auditing services 79212100 Financial auditing 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

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 70%
Cost: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 70
Cost: 30

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As per tender documents.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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: 8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT
Last source update: 18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
Award evaluation window: 15 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-020701
Classification (CPV): Accounting and auditing servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that the estimated contract value is INCLUSIVE of all optional extensions and VAT.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 15 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 15 Mar 2023, 15:30 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

15 Mar 2023 → 18 Jul 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
15 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
Bids opened
15 Mar 2023, 15:30 GMT
Bids must remain valid until
13 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice published
18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £834,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GRANT THORNTON NI LLPSMEContract	£834,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · GRANT THORNTON NI LLPSME
Signed
17 Jul 2023
Value
£834,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GRANT THORNTON NI LLPAwarded supplier 12 to 15 Donegall Square West, Belfast, UK, BT16JHContact email, phone

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