Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
Contact
Contracts Team
Telephone
+44 1924664685
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE45 - Wakefield
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
YPO - 001213 Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract)
Reference number
001213
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for the provision of External Financial Audit Services. The Contract is designed to meet the needs of YPO and any of YPO’s wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies.
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: £80,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79212000 - Auditing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
YPO is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and
proper standards, that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for, and that
these funds are used economically, efficiently and effectively. YPO is also responsible for
putting in place proper arrangements for the governance of its affairs, facilitating the
effective exercise of the Organisation’s functions which include arrangements for the
management of risk.
YPO are looking for a provider to be appointed onto a Contract for the provision of External
Financial Audit Services. The Contract is designed to meet the needs of YPO and any of
YPO’s wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies.
The Contract will cover the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024.
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
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
On 6th October 2023 YPO published Contract Notice (Notice Reference: 2023/S 000-029474) for the Supply of Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract). The opportunity was open for submissions until 9th November 2023, but YPO received no submissions.
Therefore, YPO would like to award this contract through Regulation 32 in Public Contract
Regulations 2015 on the grounds that:
"32 (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests"
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: 2023/S 000-034279
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Title
YPO - 001213 Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Mazars LLP
30 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £80,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all suppliers. The standstill period will be for 10 calendar days, and provides
time for potential providers who did not come forward at the time of tender opportunity being published to do so at this time if they can meet YPO's requirements and to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom