Tender

Stratford School Academy External Audit Tender

  • Stratford School Academy External Audit Tender

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-036191

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0422b4

Published 8 December 2023, 11:43am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Stratford School Academy External Audit Tender

Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9PR and Grosvenor Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8JA

London

E7 9PR and E7 8JA

Contact

Glenn Campbell

Email

glenn@cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7895837811

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI52 - Barking & Dagenham and Havering

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

Stratford School Academy External Audit Tender

Reference number

CCL_026

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Stratford School Academy is a dynamic and successful Academy based across two sites in Forest Gate, London. The Trust are tendering their External Audit services .The Academy has some 1,500 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll and over 100 teaching and support staff. The contract start date is the 15th of April 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract is focused on pro-active audit management and consistently high levels of tangible client support. The Trust expects high standards of support and a strong working relationship with the successful bidder. To declare interest in the tender and download all contract documents (which are available free of charge) please register if you have not already on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home and declare intere

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI52 - Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Main site or place of performance

Stratford School Academy, Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9PR andGrosvenor Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8JA

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Stratford School Academy is a dynamic and successful Academy based across two sites in Forest Gate, London. The Trust are tendering their External Audit services .The Academy has some 1,500 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll and over 100 teaching and support staff. The contract start date is the 15th of April 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract is focused on pro-active audit management and consistently high levels of tangible client support. The Trust expects high standards of support and a strong working relationship with the successful bidder. To declare interest in the tender and download all contract documents (which are available free of charge) please register if you have not already on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home and declare intereE

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: £200,000

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

The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 4

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

9 January 2024

Local time

1:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Email

cocommercial@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072761234

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/procurement

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Cohesion Consulting Ltd

16 Mount Pleasant

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 1QU

Email

glenn@cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7895837811

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk/

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:4000/4000

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Cohesion Consulting

16 Mount Pleasant

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 1QU

Email

glenn@cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7895837811

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk/