Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
Contact
Jean Mutudza
Telephone
+44 2073758175
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Internal Audit Services
Reference number
FSCS416
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212200 - Internal audit services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scheme wishes to competitively tender for an internal audit partner reporting into the Audit Committee. This will include internal audit services, input into the annual internal audit plan, development of internal audit strategy and / or methodologies, advice, benchmarking and external good practice on governance, risk management and internal control, benchmarking and quality assurance of internal audit performance, specialist internal audit assurance and advisory service e.g. IT audit. The partner will use its own internal audit methodology, its own quality assurance process and will produce reports and working papers under its own branding.
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: £1,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79212200 - Internal audit services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scheme wishes to competitively tender for an internal audit partner reporting into the Audit Committee. This will include internal audit services, input into the annual internal audit plan, development of internal audit strategy and / or methodologies, advice, benchmarking and external good practice on governance, risk management and internal control, benchmarking and quality assurance of internal audit performance, specialist internal audit assurance and advisory service e.g. IT audit. The partner will use its own internal audit methodology, its own quality assurance process and will produce reports and working papers under its own branding.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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: 2021/S 000-027748
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grant Thornton (UK) Limited
30 Finsbury Square, 30 Finsbury Square
London
EC2A 1AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC307742
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=708460308
GO Reference: GO-2022725-PRO-20670534
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
EC3A 7QU
Telephone
+44 2073758197
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
Telephone
+44 2073758197
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
Telephone
+44 2073758175
Country
United Kingdom