Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 18 May 2022, 09:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South & City College Birmingham (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 May 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Mazars LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of External Audit Services.

CPV: Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Crescent Purchasing Consortium Direct Award for External Audit ServicesAwarded

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Direct Award for External Audit Services.

Issues with recruitment challenges Additional information: This contract was awarded through the Crescent Purchasing Consortium as a Direct Award. The reason for the Direct Award was due to lack of resources and capacity in the audit sector and the difficulty of receiving bids.

The Contract is for a 5 year term from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2027

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham

79212000 Auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 May 2022, 09:54 BST
Last source update: 18 May 2022, 09:54 BST
Authority reference: SCCB 03-22
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-013282
Classification (CPV): Auditing services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033a80 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Contract has been awarded as a Direct Award using a framework agreement through Crescent Purchasing Consortium.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 allows for a Direct Award under s 33(8) (a)

Publisher note: Due to market issues in the audit sector. The incumbent supplier has been awarded a direct award in accordance with the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 10 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mazars LLP	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013282-2022-1 · Mazars LLP
Signed
10 May 2022
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOUTH AND CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation High Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B55SUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

South & City College BirminghamReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mazars LLPAwarded supplier London, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.