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Published 4 Dec 2023, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of External Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Bath (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK12)

Awarded value£580,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Nov 2023

Awarded to Grant Thornton UK LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of External Audit Services

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Provision of External Audit ServicesAwarded

The Provision of External Audit Services. Additional information: The initial term is expected to be for 5 years from the above date, with the provision for extensions of this contract of 2 x 1 further years.

Delivery: South West · Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services 79210000 Accounting and auditing services 79212000 Auditing services

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

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 70%
Cost: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Cost: 30
Quality: 70

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 · publisher note attached

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Dec 2023, 12:05 GMT
Last source update: 4 Dec 2023, 12:05 GMT
Authority reference: UoBath/Proc/1216
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-035626
Classification (CPV): Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing services
Delivery area: South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04215a Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=827640837" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=827640837</a> GO Reference: GO-2023124-PRO-24678685

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £580,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grant Thornton UK LLP	£580,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Provision of External Audit Services · Grant Thornton UK LLP
Signed
24 Nov 2023
Value
£580,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bath

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Finance & Procurement, University of Bath, Bath, South West, BA2 7AYContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grant Thornton UK LLPAwarded supplierOC307742 30 FINSBURY SQUARE,, LONDON,, London, EC2A 1AGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.