Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Road
Crawley
RH10 9BG
Contact
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Telephone
+44 1892831139
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services
Reference number
ITT_ 4463
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is issuing an invitation to tender ("ITT") as a mini-competitive procurement exercise through the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, Ref: SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024.
Only those Suppliers appointed to Lot 2 (Internal Audit Services) and Lot 3 (Counter Fraud Services) are invited to provide proposals. The Authority will be issuing one contract to cover both Lots 2 and 3.
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
Authority tender reference number: ITT_ 4463 – Provision of Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £500,400
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Kent, Sussex and Surrey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is issuing an invitation to tender ("ITT") as a mini-competitive procurement exercise through the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, Ref: SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024.
Tenderers are invited to provide proposals for the provision of Internal Audit Services (Lot 2) and Counter Fraud Services (Lot 3). The Authority will be issuing one contract to cover both Lots 2 and 3.
The contract start date for both Lots is scheduled to be 01 April 2024 at 00:00 hours. The Contract for both Lots will be awarded for a period of three years until 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for a further 2 years (one year at a time). The extension will be subject to performance and at the discretion of the Authority. Total maximum contract duration is five years.
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: £500,400
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
possible two 1-year extensions at the Authoritys discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 12
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Suppliers currently appointed to Lots 2 and 3 of the Framework
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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
25 October 2023
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.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Shared Business Services
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom