Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Potovens Ln, Outwood
Wakefield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE45 - Wakefield
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
The Provision of External Audit
Reference number
FTSPEA1603
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Outwood Grange Academies Trust and its academies (hereafter referred to as the Trust) are looking to create a successful partnership with a provider for the Provision of External Audit Services. This will ensure compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook that our policies are appropriate and complied with. The provider should bring experience from other organisations so we can benefit from this and operate on a narrow but deep basis of analysis to find those issues which the Trust may have missed. The provider will agree and provide:-Audit of the financial statements Assurance report on regularityAudit assurance report on the Annual Accounts ReturnTeachers Pension Scheme AuditCorporation tax complianceNCTL grants auditSupplementary grant audits as requiredAd-hoc advice as and when requested
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: £550,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Outwood Grange Academies Trust and its academies (hereafter referred to as the Trust) are looking to create a successful partnership with a provider for the Provision of External Audit Services. This will ensure compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook that our policies are appropriate and complied with. The provider should bring experience from other organisations so we can benefit from this and operate on a narrow but deep basis of analysis to find those issues which the Trust may have missed. The provider will agree and provide:-Audit of the financial statements Assurance report on regularityAudit assurance report on the Annual Accounts ReturnTeachers Pension Scheme AuditCorporation tax complianceNCTL grants auditSupplementary grant audits as requiredAd-hoc advice as and when requested
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30%
Price - Weighting: 70
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-007627
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
27 October 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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
Saffery Champness LL
71 Queen Victoria Street,
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC415438
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £550,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £550,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom