Award

External Audit Services

  • Sanctuary Housing Association

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005775

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e3ca

Published 19 February 2025, 11:07am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Sanctuary Housing Association

Chamber Court, Castle Street

Worcester

WR13ZQ

Contact

Paul Raymond

Email

group.procurement@sanctuary-housing.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1905334000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG12 - Worcestershire

Mutuals Public Register

19059R

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sanctuary.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

External Audit Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of External Audit Services

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £2,000,000 / Highest offer: £4,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of External Audit Services

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

In line with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, a change of supplier would result in undue technical difficulties in operations due to accounting complexities following recent major acquisitions.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

KPMG LLP

15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House

OC301540

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £2,000,000 / Highest offer: £4,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Group is proposing to award a three-year contract (two plus one-year contract term) in line with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a change of current supplier would result in undue technical difficulties in operations due to accounting complexities following recent major acquisitions.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Royal Courts of Justice,

The Strand

London

W2 2LL

Country

United Kingdom