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Published 31 Aug 2022, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit, Tax Advisory Services and Internal Audit Services 2022 - 27

Official notice

Authority: COBALT HOUSING LIMITED (Charity / VCSE)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£357,292total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2022
Lots 2max 1 won per supplier · max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lot 1 - External Auditing and Taxation Advisory ServicesScope: Cobalt is seeking to enter into a 5-year contract with a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of External Auditing and Taxation Advisory Services. Cobalt and it’s single subsidiary Altview Living Limited have a 31st March year end. The contract will commence 1st November 2022 for planning and interim audit activities to be completed before the final audit in May/June 2023.Value: The anticipated 5 year lot contract value is £158,000 Contract period: The anticipated contract start date is 1st November 2022 to 30th September 2027. Lot 2 - Internal Auditing ServicesScope: Cobalt is also seeking to enter into a 5 year contract with a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of Internal Auditing Services. The contract will commence 1st April 2023Value: The anticipated 5 year lot contract value is £200,000Contract period: The anticipated contract start date is 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2028

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Internal audit services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£357,292 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 1 of them
Lot #1External Auditing and Taxation Advisory ServicesPublished value£157,690

Cobalt is seeking to enter into a 5-year contract with a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of External Auditing and Taxation Advisory Services. Cobalt and it’s single subsidiary Altview Living Limited have a 31st March year end. The contract will commence 1st November 2022 for planning and interim audit activities to be completed before the final audit in May/June 2023

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Internal Audit ServicesPublished value£199,602

Cobalt is seeking to enter into a 5 year contract with a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of Internal Auditing Services. The contract will commence 1st April 2023

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
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
31 Aug 2022, 14:50 BST
Last source update
31 Aug 2022, 14:50 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
P0069
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024318
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesInternal audit services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03647b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

31 Aug 2022 → 31 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 Aug 2022, 14:50 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cobalt Housing

Contracting authorityCharity / VCSEHousingHousing and community amenities 199 Lowerhouse Lane, Liverpool, North West, L11 2SFContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cobalt Housing LimitedReview body Liverpool

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