Contract

Contract for the Provision of Financial Professional Services

  • Advance Learning Partnership

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-016536

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03357d

Published 24 May 2024, 5:31pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Advance Learning Partnership

Whitworth Lane

Spennymoor

DL16 7LN

Contact

Matthew Saunders

Email

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

https://alplearning.org.uk/

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