Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Corserv Solutions Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK3)
Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2024awarded 10 Jan 2025
Awarded to Westcott (SW) LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of External Audit Services on a annual basis for up to a four year duration.
CPV: Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality / Presentation: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality / Presentation: 70
- Price: 30
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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 3 Oct 2024, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2025, 10:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN745952- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002785- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a57fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 8 Nov 2024, 15:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Nov 2024 → 28 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2024, 15:05 GMT
- Notice published28 Jan 2025, 10:13 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete28 Jan 2025, 10:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Jan 2025, 10:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jan 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westcott (SW) LLPSME | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002785-2025-1 · Westcott (SW) LLPSME
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corserv LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHighways, Civil Engineerng, Care, Housing
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Corserv Solutions LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Westcott (SW) LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.