Tender

External Auditing Services

  • ANGLIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-020271

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d69e

Published 19 August 2021, 8:09am



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

Email

abradley@anglianwater.co.uk

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

https://esourcing.scanmarket.com/publicevents/list?comId=3004&ccsum=57aa08f02740e2c172f509ae0fa4807a&type=all

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://esourcing.scanmarket.com/publicevents/list?comId=3004&ccsum=57aa08f02740e2c172f509ae0fa4807a&type=all

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