Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Sunderland (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Sunderland is looking for an External Auditor to provide its services across a number of subsidiaries which operate nationally and internationally in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong. For clarity the audit covers the companies registered in England and Wales which includes the Sunderland and London campuses but does not include the Hong Kong campus.The emphasis of this tender is to appoint an appropriately qualified organisation with suitable experience of the financial services required and an innovative approach throughout the life of the contract.External audit services are expected to commence from June 2023, to run for 3 years, auditing from our financial year 2022/23 to 2024/25 with a possible 2 x 12 months extensions.
CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded ContractThe University of Sunderland is looking for an External Auditor to…Awarded
Awarded ContractThe University of Sunderland is looking for an External Auditor to provide its services across a number of subsidiaries which operate nationally and internationally in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong. For clarity the audit covers the companies registered in England and Wales which includes the Sunderland and London campuses but does not include the Hong Kong campus.The emphasis of this tender is to appoint an appropriately qualified organisation with suitable experience of the financial services required and an innovative approach throughout the life of the contract.External audit services are expected to commence from June 2023, to run for 3 years, auditing from our financial year 2023/24 to 2025/26 with a possible 2 x 12 months extensions.The previous spend has been £175k per annum (excluding VAT where applicable) - note there are no guarantees on spend levels. We also reserve the right to spend an additional 50% of the original anticipated budget, subject to changes to requirements across the University, for the duration of the award.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 60%
- Costs: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 60%
- Costs: 40%
- 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- 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
- 19 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2023, 09:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
2023/S 000-016062- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016080- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03925dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2023 → 7 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline31 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Jun 2023, 09:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jun 2023, 17:53 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV2.3 · V2.3 | Official address for the contractor RSM UK Audit LLP shown as 3rd floor, Sunderland, SR1 3SD | Official address for the contractor RSM UK Audit LLP to read 25 Farringdon Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 4AB |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSM UK Audit LLP | £875,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016062-2023-External Audit Services-1 · RSM UK Audit LLP
- Signed
- 31 May 2023
- Value
- £875,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Legal ServicesMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RSM UK Audit LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria