Awarded contract

RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services

  • Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-025665

Published 31 August 2023, 4:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham Hill

Egham

TW20 0EX

Contact

Kim Cooper - Procurement Team

Email

procurement@rhul.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1784414181

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ25 - West Surrey

National registration number

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.rhul.ac.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.rhul.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services

Reference number

RHUL-23003

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

AWARDED to KPMG LLP, a contract for the Delivery of External Audit Services. Duration: 7 years plus 1 plus 1 optional 1 year extensions. Estimated total value of agreement over nine years (maximum term) = £1,534,500 ex VAT.

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: £1,534,500

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ25 - West Surrey
Main site or place of performance

West Surrey

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The university is seeking to appoint a capable and experienced provider for the Delivery of External Audit Services. Full details of the requirement are contained within the tender documentation. Contract duration: 7 years plus 1 plus 1 year optional extensions. Understanding of delivery of these services within a Higher Education context is a key requirement. Only tenders received electronically via the Delta system by the submission date will be considered. Please send any questions in relation to this procurement process via the Messaging feature within Delta.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 80

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

two.2.14) Additional information

To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8R6V4QPB98


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open 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: 2023/S 000-008411


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services

Title

RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 July 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

KPMG LLP

15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf

London

E14 5GL

Telephone

+44 2073111000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East
National registration number

OC301540

Internet address

https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home.html

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £734,400

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,534,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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GO Reference: GO-2023831-PRO-23767263

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom