Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Audit Scotland
102 West Port
Edinburgh
EH3 9DN
UK
Contact person: John Gilchrist
Telephone: +44 1316251659
E-mail: jgilchrist2112@gmail.com
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.audit-scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00428
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
External inspection of audit quality control policies and procedures
Reference number: EXTQA-2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of an inspection process designed to provide reasonable assurance to Audit Scotland that the policies and procedures relating to the system of quality control for all audit work carried out on behalf of the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission meet their expected standards.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
612 750.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79200000
79210000
79212100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of an inspection process designed to provide reasonable assurance to Audit Scotland that the policies and procedures relating to the system of quality control for all audit work carried out on behalf of the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission meet their expected standards.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Please describe how you intend to carry out each inspection.
/ Weighting: 12%
Quality criterion: Please identify the qualifications and experience of the staff that you will use and explain how those qualifications and experience will contribute to delivery of this contract.
/ Weighting: 18%
Quality criterion: Please describe how and to whom you would provide feedback after each audit inspection.
/ Weighting: 6%
Quality criterion: Describe how you would help subjects of inspections to take action in response to any weaknesses you identify.
/ Weighting: 12%
Quality criterion: Describe how you will adapt the way you conduct your inspections to cater for the differences between private sector audit and public audit in Scotland.
/ Weighting: 12%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-026008
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/01/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ICAEW
Metropolitan House, 321 Avebury Blvd
Milton Keynes
MK9 2FZ
UK
Telephone: +44 7920800843
NUTS: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 612 750.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:726316)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sherriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/04/2023