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Published 14 Apr 2022, 12:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£458,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 May 2022awarded 20 Jun 2022
Awarded to Crowe UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procure Plus Holdings Limited (Procure Plus) are a commercial, not for profit, company that specialises in the procurement of goods and services related to both new-build and repair and maintenance and repairs for a wide range of social housing clients. Procure Plus clients are largely registered social housing providers. Procure Plus would like to procure and enter into contract for the services of an external auditor to undertake the drafting of statutory accounts, financial statements and the audit report. Additionally the successful provider will required to undertake the preparation of corporation tax returns.

CPV: Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Procure Plus are seeking to appoint an external auditorAwardedPublished value£458,000

Procure Plus are seeking to appoint an external auditor. The successful company will be required to undertake the drafting of statutory accounts, financial statements and the audit report. Additionally the successful company will `be required to undertake the preparation of corporation tax returns.

Delivery: North West
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
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 · publisher note attached
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
14 Apr 2022, 12:09 BST
Last source update
21 Jun 2022, 14:34 BST
Award evaluation window
17 May 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016942
Classification (CPV)
Financial auditing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032dc6 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Procure Plus reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with all or any part of the contract covered by this contract notice. Procure Plus will not under any circumstances reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their submissions for the tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
17 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 May 2022, 17:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2022 → 21 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 May 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 May 2022, 17:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Jun 2022, 14:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jun 2022, 14:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £458,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Crowe UK£458,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016942-2022-1 · Crowe UK

    Signed
    20 Jun 2022
    Value
    £458,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities The Lancastrian Office Centre,Talbot Road, MANCHESTER, North West, M320FPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Crowe UKAwarded supplier Manchester, North West, M2 5NT

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria