Tender

LU00828 - Provision of External Audit Services

  • Loughborough University

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-035847

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03926c

Published 19 December 2022, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Loughborough University

Epinal Way

Loughborough

LE11 3TU

Contact

Hussain Dakri

Email

h.dakri@lboro.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1509228186

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bipsolutions.com

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Loughborough:-Auditing-services./C5MY26EDE2

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/

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

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

LU00828 - Provision of External Audit Services

Reference number

LU00828

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of External Audit Service

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £750,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
  • 79212000 - Auditing services
  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Main site or place of performance

Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

You are invited to tender for the provision of an External Audit Service to Loughborough University.

The Contract will be for an initial 5-year period with an option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, up to a maximum contract length of seven years. The contract will be reviewed following delivery of audit services on an annual basis. Any contract extension will be dependent on satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need and availability of funding and is in any case awarded at the sole discretion of the University.

The University’s requirements can be found in Section 3 of this ITT.

This Invitation to Tender is following the open procedure under PCR2015

The resulting contract will not be divided into Lots and the University is seeking a single supplier to undertake all requirements.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £750,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

As per Contract Documentation

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

two.2.14) Additional information

To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C5MY26EDE2


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 January 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

31 January 2023

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Loughborough:-Auditing-services./C5MY26EDE2" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Loughborough:-Auditing-services./C5MY26EDE2

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C5MY26EDE2" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C5MY26EDE2

GO Reference: GO-20221219-PRO-21777926

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Loughborough University

Epinal Way

Loughborough

LE11 3TU

Email

h.dakri@lboro.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom