Contract

External Audit

  • Southampton Solent University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-015626

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050437

Published 16 April 2025, 3:31pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southampton Solent University

East Park Terrace

Southampton

SO140YN

Contact

procurement

Email

finance.procurement@solent.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ32 - Southampton

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.solent.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

External Audit

Reference number

24/FIN/06

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of External Audit - Audit & Assurance - Lot 2.

Awarded via Crown Commercial Services Framework, RM6188

This contract has been awarded and this notice is for transparency purposes only.

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: £350,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ32 - Southampton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of External Audit - Audit & Assurance - Lot 2.

Awarded via Crown Commercial Services Framework, RM6188

This contract has been awarded and this notice is for transparency purposes only.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Whole life cost / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Technical Requirements / Weighting: 50

Cost criterion - Name: Insititutional requirements / Weighting: 10

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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract has been awarded as a below threshold contract and therefore prior publication on to OJEU or FTS was not required,

This notice is for transparency purposes only.

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

Contract No

24/FIN/06

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

BDO LLP

Southampton

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ32 - Southampton
Companies House

OC305127

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: £350,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £350,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Cost is an estimate and may change depending on services required

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Southampton Solent University

East Park Terrace

Southampton

SO14 0YN

Email

finance.procurement@solent.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom