Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Ulster
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Telephone
+44 2870123456
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
National registration number
NIC100166
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
External Audit Services
Reference number
project_27542
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
External Audit Services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Provision of External Audit Services to the University.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 August 2018
End date
31 July 2023
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2018/S 078-174238
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
project_27542
Lot No
1
Title
External Audit Services
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 August 2018
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Ernst & Young LLP
1 More London Place
London
SE1 2AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £240,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any proceedings alleging that the University is in breach of its duties under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 must be started in the High Court of Northern Ireland, in accordance with the time limits set out therein (including the requirement to start proceedings within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings had arisen). The University will not enter into the modifications proposed herein before the end of a period of at least 30 days beginning with the day after the date on which this notice is published in the Official Journal.
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 79212000 - Auditing services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Provision of External Audit Services to the University
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 August 2018
End date
31 July 2023
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£772,500
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Ernst & Young LLP
1 More London Place
London
SE1 2AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Contract duration extended by 12 months
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The University ran a secondary competition under the Crown Commercial Services framework agreement for Audit & Assurance Services RM6188. No tenders were received by the closing date. Tenderer feedback indicated that a lack of resources in the sector and the timing of the tender were contributing factors. This feedback indicated that there was a significant risk that a new contract could not be awarded before expiry of the existing contract. It was decided to extend the existing contract for another year to provide cover for this critical service, with a new tender competition to commence in late 2023.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £240,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £346,600