Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City College Norwich
10004772
Ipswich Road
Norwich
NR22LJ
UK
Contact person: Shane Smith
Telephone: +44 1603773311
E-mail: shane.smith@ccn.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ccn.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
External Audit services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
External Audit provision
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
162 118.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
UKH16
UKH17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
External Audits
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Firm Background
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Account Management
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Personnel
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Service Approach
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Added Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
3 year contract with the option for 2 x 12 month or 1 x 24 month extensions
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation
The contract was awarded after a mini competition using the CPC (Crescent Purchasing Consortium) Audit and Financial Services Framework - CPC/RL/01/24.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
30/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MHA Audit Services LLP (Trading as MHA)
OC455542
The Pinnacle, 150 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1LZ
UK
NUTS: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 162 118.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/03/2026