Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Advance Learning Partnership
Whitworth Lane
Spennymoor
DL16 7LN
Contact
Matthew Saunders
matthew.saunders@ecservices.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Education
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of Financial Professional Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Advance Learning Partnership requires an external auditor to conduct detailed and rigorous examination of financial statements and controls. This is to include the audit of the ALP Active Limited trading subsidiary, and the subsequent consolidation within the Trust financial statements.
The auditor should maintain comprehensive documentation of the work performed, as required by auditing standards, to demonstrate that the audit was conducted in accordance with applicable standards.
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: £417,500
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Advance Learning Partnership requires an external auditor to conduct detailed and rigorous examination of financial statements and controls. This is to include the audit of the ALP Active Limited trading subsidiary, and the subsequent consolidation within the Trust financial statements.
The auditor should maintain comprehensive documentation of the work performed, as required by auditing standards, to demonstrate that the audit was conducted in accordance with applicable standards.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-012000
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
18 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSM UK Audit LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
OC325350
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £417,500
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Value Match Services
Chester
Country
United Kingdom