Contract

Financial Control Process Review

  • DUDLEY MBC

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-016922

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046c78

Published 30 May 2024, 3:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DUDLEY MBC

Council House,Priory Road

DUDLEY

DY19TD

Contact

John Bailey

Email

john.bailey@dudley.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7972603193

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG36 - Dudley

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.dudley.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Financial Control Process Review

Reference number

24013

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To undertake a full:-

• Phase 1 - Governance Review - Review the overall operation of the Council to

assess its effectiveness and recommend improvements. Includes both formal

operation principles as well as the informal ways that decisions are made

• Phase 1 - FM Model Review - Review financial management, systems, and

capacity, capabilities and competencies of all to manage budgets and

recommend improvements

• Phase 1a - Financial Resilience Review - Review grip on spend, delivery models,

deliverability of savings plan and other elements of sustainability and

recommend improvements

All of the above is to comply with DLUHC requirements for FM modelling and financial

resilience.

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: £66,000 / Highest offer: £82,500 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG36 - Dudley
Main site or place of performance

Most of the work will be done by CIPFA C.CO Ltd remotely, however, there will be

occasions that CIPFA C.CO LTD will be required to be on site (Dudley Council House, Priory Road, Dudley).

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To undertake a full:-

• Phase 1 - Governance Review - Review the overall operation of the Council to

assess its effectiveness and recommend improvements. Includes both formal

operation principles as well as the informal ways that decisions are made

• Phase 1 - FM Model Review - Review financial management, systems, and

capacity, capabilities and competencies of all to manage budgets and

recommend improvements

• Phase 1a - Financial Resilience Review - Review grip on spend, delivery models,

deliverability of savings plan and other elements of sustainability and

recommend improvements

All of the above is to comply with DLUHC requirements for FM modelling and financial

resilience.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Potential Additional Works Should Additional Funding Be Secured by Dudley

Metropolitan Borough Council and Phase 2 & Phase 3 works not exceeding permitted

contract variation thresholds:-

• Phase 2 - Deep dive review of individual service areas - This is subject to Dudley

Metropolitan Borough Council securing necessary funding to undertake this

work and providing CIPFA C.CO Ltd with a specification.

• Phase 3 - Financial management improvement - This is subject to Dudley

Metropolitan Borough Council securing necessary funding to undertake this

work and providing CIPFA C.CO Ltd with a specification.

Optional Services required

Phase 2 and Phase 3 works summarised above. Subject to value of these works (not

exceeding the permitted contract variation threshold) and securing additional

necessary funding, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council will explore the option to

request these works from CIPFA C.CO Ltd under a contract variation.


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:

DMBC undertook the direct award route to CIPFA C.co as the FM model and DLUHC style Resilience review is specific to CIPFA and not offered by anyone else in the market.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

24013

Title

Financial Control Process Review

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 April 2024

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

CIPFA C.Co Ltd

G1d, Springwood, Booths Park, Chelford Road

Knutsford

WA16 8GS

Email

cipfagovernance@cipfa.org

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG36 - Dudley
Companies House

10212053

Internet address

https://www.cipfa.org

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: £82,500

Lowest offer: £66,000 / Highest offer: £82,500 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court Royal Court of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom