Tender

Financial Audit Services

  • CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-021752

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0359e3

Published 8 August 2022, 3:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance

Calder Bridge

Seascale

CA20 1PG

Contact

Linda Cooper

Email

linda.cooper@uknnl.com

Telephone

+44 1900513449

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD61 - Warrington

National registration number

01002607

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate

Buyer's address

https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/3510

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=16044&B=SELLAFIELD

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=16044&B=SELLAFIELD

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Nuclear Decommissioning


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Financial Audit Services

Reference number

NNLC285

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NNL requires a qualified partner to provide a range of comprehensive and efficient audit and related services for its group of companies. NNL has a financial year end of 31st March and is required to submit an audit completion report to the audit, risk and assurance committee (ARAC) in early May and to present final statutory accounts to the board in early July.

The company also requires audits to be carried out against relevant grant criteria for a small number of projects each year. Grant audits including but not limited to European Commission Grant Audits and UKRI Grant Audits are typically required in less than 5 instances in each year.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £360,000

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
  • UKD61 - Warrington

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NNL requires a qualified partner to provide a range of comprehensive and efficient audit and related services for its group of companies. NNL has a financial year end of 31st March and is required to submit an audit completion report to the audit, risk and assurance committee (ARAC) in early May and to present final statutory accounts to the board in early July.

The company also requires audits to be carried out against relevant grant criteria for a small number of projects each year. Grant audits including but not limited to European Commission Grant Audits and UKRI Grant Audits are typically required in less than 5 instances in each year.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £360,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Full details can be found in the ITT pack issued on CTM


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

7 September 2022

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

London

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.justice.gov.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

London

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.justice.gov.uk

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd

Chadwick House, Birchwood

Warrington

WA3 6AE

Country

United Kingdom