Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Castle Point & Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group
Pearl House, 12 Castle Road
Rayleigh
SS6 7QF
Contact
Kevin Edwards
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of External Audit
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Contract Award notice follows on from the Voluntary Ex-Anti Notice of the 16th April. The contract has awarded a short term contract to its incumbent provider, KPMG for the provision of external audit services to the following Clinical Commissioning Groups located in Essex: Castle Point & Rochford CCG, Basildon & Brentwood CCG, Mid Essex CCG, Southend CCG, Thurrock CCG and West Essex CCG.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £380,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Award notice follows on from the Voluntary Ex-Anti Notice of the 16th April. The contract has awarded a short term contract to its incumbent provider, KPMG for the provision of external audit services to the following Clinical Commissioning Groups located in Essex: Castle Point & Rochford CCG, Basildon & Brentwood CCG, Mid Essex CCG, Southend CCG, Thurrock CCG and West Essex CCG. THe CCG's in Mid & South Essex geograpy and West Essex are moving to create an Integrated Care System by April 2022. The current external audt contract expired on 31st March 2021 and the commissioners believe it is inappropriate to commence procurement in this period of organisational chnage; its the intention of the newly formed system to seek a new a new external audit partner over the coming months to commence a new contract from 1st July 2022.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Mid and South Essex CCG's and West Essex CCG are currently moving towards creating an Integrated Care System, which initially involves the merging of the five CCG's in Mid & South Essex, and with respect of West Essex CCG its current integration with Hertfordshire CCG's . The external audit services is predicated on organisational structure to satisfy the regulations and to provide appropriate reports to confirm organisational propriety. s a short term solution, as the current contract as expired, whilst this significant organisational changes is taking place it would be inappropriate and short-sighted to carry out a competitive process. It is intended that a procurement process will commence over the coming months, so that organisational structures can be determined and existing audit of current structures concluded.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-008002
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG
15 Canada Square
London
E14 5GL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £380,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £380,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice England and Wales
THe Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom