Find a TenderCancelled
Published 19 Apr 2021, 16:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 20 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff University (the “University”) is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”).

The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales.

The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes:

The University requires a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. The external auditor should use specialists and industry experts to ensure they clearly understand our organisation and are able to provide a value-added service.

The external auditor is required to meet all relevant standards defined by law and by all appropriate regulators. The external auditor will need to demonstrate that these standards have been met.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for up to two further years after the initial five year term.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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
19 Apr 2021, 16:34 BST
Last source update
9 Aug 2021, 10:45 BST
Award evaluation window
20 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
CU.568.AD
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019174
Classification (CPV)
Auditing services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a7a9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:113055)

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
20 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 May 2021 → 9 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Aug 2021, 10:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    9 Aug 2021, 10:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact 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