Planning

The Provision of External Audit Services for the City of London

  • The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-004526

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02991f

Published 5 March 2021, 10:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

City of London Corporation, Guildhall, PO Box 270

London

EC2P 2EJ

Email

Chris.mulhall@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2073321420

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - LONDON

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.capitalesourcing.com

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Provision of External Audit Services for the City of London

Reference number

prj_COL_16917

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The City of London Corporation are looking to appoint a suitable organisation to act as its external auditor.

This will include elements such as auditing it’s financial statements and carrying out certification of various grant claims and returns. The City Corporation is a unique organisation as its activities encompass the Local Authority, Charities and Private Company sectors.

In preparation of the upcoming tender exercise concerning this requirement (envisaged to take place in May 2021), the City Corporation is holding a supplier engagement event and welcomes interested parties to attend. Further information regarding the service will be provided by the City Corporations Finance Department at this event, and there will also be an opportunity to raise questions.

Supplier Engagement Event Venue: Virtual Platform via Microsoft Teams. Date: Wednesday 21st April 2021. Time: 9.30 – 11:30am.

To reserve your place please email: chris.mulhall@cityoflondon.gov.uk. Further details concerning the session will be provided upon registration.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79212300 - Statutory audit services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - LONDON

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is an invitation for interested parties to attend a supplier engagement event concerning an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation has for External Audit Services.

Venue: Virtual Platform via Microsoft Teams. Date: Wednesday 21st April 2021. Time: 9.30 – 11:30am.

To reserve your place please email: chris.mulhall@cityoflondon.gov.uk, further details concerning the session will be provided upon registration.

For the avoidance of doubt, this phase of the project is not part of a formal procurement process.

Participation or non-participation in the supplier engagement event shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of engagement event shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

14 May 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes