Official UK procurement notice
Sustainability Data Assurance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking an appropriately experienced and qualified consultancy to supply independent assurance of our annual sustainability data from 2023/24 onwards (reporting period 1 August – 31 July) undertaken against the ISAE3000 assurance standard. A private management report is needed as well as a public limited assurance opinion. The first year for which we require independent assurance is on 2023/24 data but to enable the process to be as smooth as possible we’d like you to start on the 2022/23 data and provide us with interim findings report to inform planning.
CPV: Auditing services · Data analysis services · System quality assurance assessment and review services · Technical analysis or consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 30
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 70 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. Quality carries 40 of 70: the paper moves it further than 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
- 11 Aug 2023, 09:51 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2024, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
UOE/2023/051/JT- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011660- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Sept 2023 → 10 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Bids opened11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Apr 2024, 15:03 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2023- Deadline moved to 13 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST8 Sept 2023, 11:36 BST+2 days · was 11 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2024, 15:03 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or request to participate · iv.2.2 | 11 Sept 2023 | 13 Sept 2023 | +2 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sustainability Data Assurance · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2024
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- … – 16 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria