Contract

Invitation to tender for External Audit Services

  • Wales Audit Office

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-029995

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032c69

Published 25 October 2022, 8:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Wales Audit Office

24 Cathedral Road

Cardiff

CF11 9LJ

Contact

Darren Evans

Email

darren.evans@audit.wales

Telephone

+44 7507686066

Fax

+44 2920320600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.audit.wales

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0519

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Invitation to tender for External Audit Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This procurement exercise will establish a Services Contract for the purchase of External Audit Services to Wales Audit Office.

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: £232,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79212000 - Auditing services
  • 79212300 - Statutory audit services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance

Cardiff

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Wales Audit Office is seeking an independent External Audit Provider to audit the Wales Audit Office's accounts and undertake examinations into the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness with which the Auditor General and the Wales Audit Office have used their resources in discharging their functions.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Experience of the Lead Auditor/Partner / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Experience of team / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: How the Services will be delivered / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Quality arrangements and standards / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Approach to stakeholder engagement / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Presentation - Provision of assurance / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 30

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

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: 2022/S 000-009676


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 October 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

RSM

St Philips Point, Temple Row

Birmingham

B25AF

Telephone

+44 212143100

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £232,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:125904)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom