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Published 1 Sept 2022, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£492,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Nov 2022awarded 14 Dec 2022
Awarded to CIPFA Business Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract has already been awarded and is published for transparency purposes.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has procured services for the Provision of External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
Extensions: DLUHC reserve the right to extend the service for the Provision of External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities for Twelve (12) months via exercisable Option. The total, maximum budget for this requirement over the total maximum length of this contract (which is for an initial 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months) is £984,000 exclusive of VAT.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
  • Price

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Sept 2022, 16:29 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2022, 14:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036409
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0364f4 Find a Tender

How it was run

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

Timeline

15 Oct 2022 → 22 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2022, 17:01 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    22 Dec 2022, 14:39 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2022
  1. Published value published: £492,000
    17 Oct 2022, 12:02 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    17 Oct 2022, 12:02 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    17 Oct 2022, 12:02 BST
  4. Deadline published: 31 Oct 2022, 17:00 GMT
    17 Oct 2022, 12:02 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 1 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT
    17 Oct 2022, 12:12 BST
    +1 days · was 31 Oct 2022, 17:00 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2022, 14:39 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2.31 Oct 20221 Nov 2022+1 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.731 Oct 20221 Nov 2022+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-09: 1 release · 1 Sept 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £492,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CIPFA Business Limited£492,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 2 Marsham Street, LONDON, London, SW1P4DFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities London SW1P 4DFReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.