Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
ANGLIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
Lancaster House, Lancaster Way,Ermine Business Park
HUNTINGDON
PE296XU
Contact
Alice Bradley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.anglianwater.co.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
External Auditing Services
Reference number
2020 0195
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The scope of the tender is for the;
. Provision of external audit services for the Anglian Water Group, covering Anglian Water Services (the regulated Water and Sewerage Company), Property and other Group Companies (c. 60 legal entities including some minor overseas entities and c. 4 consolidations).
. Full year audit of statutory and regulatory accounts, including a review of the Preliminary Announcement for AWS, and a half year review of interim accounts.
. Assessment of the controls environment working closely with the companies internal auditors, to provide assurance for the statutory audits.
. Specific audit procedures as required by Ofwat on the water company regulatory returns
. Supplying a comfort letter in support of the Offering Circular documentation for the medium term loan notes. This comfort letter is required by late September / early October.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the tender is for the;
. Provision of external audit services for the Anglian Water Group, covering Anglian Water Services (the regulated Water and Sewerage Company), Property and other Group Companies (c. 60 legal entities including some minor overseas entities and c. 4 consolidations).
. Full year audit of statutory and regulatory accounts, including a review of the Preliminary Announcement for AWS, and a half year review of interim accounts.
. Assessment of the controls environment working closely with the companies internal auditors, to provide assurance for the statutory audits.
. Specific audit procedures as required by Ofwat on the water company regulatory returns
. Supplying a comfort letter in support of the Offering Circular documentation for the medium term loan notes. This comfort letter is required by late September / early October.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 September 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Anglian Water
Huntingdon
Country
United Kingdom