Contract

The Provision of External Audit

  • Outwood Grange Academies Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-031815

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b344

Published 27 October 2023, 2:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Potovens Ln, Outwood

Wakefield

Email

Z.Jones@outwood.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE45 - Wakefield

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.outwood.com

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