Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Norse Group Limited
Lancaster House, 16 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
UK
Contact person: Mr Glen Reynolds
Telephone: +44 1603706040
E-mail: glen.reynolds@nps.co.uk
NUTS: UKH13
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.norsegroup.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.norsegroup.co.uk
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
Norse Group External Audit Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of external audit services to the Norse Group. The group comprises facilities and waste management provider Norse Commercial Services (NCS), property consultancy services specialist NPS Group(NPS) and care services provider Norse Care Limited (NCL). The Norse Group has a turnover of GBP 251M and employs almost 10,000 staff in 23 Joint Ventures with Local Authority partners.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
2 945 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of external audit services to the Norse Group. The group comprises facilities and waste management provider Norse Commercial Services (NCS), property consultancy services specialist NPS Group(NPS) and care services provider Norse Care Limited (NCL). The Norse Group has a turnover of GBP 251M and employs almost 10,000 staff in 23 Joint Ventures with Local Authority partners.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is for a period of five years commencing on the 2.8.2016 with an option to extend for a further five years at the sole discretion of the Norse Group.
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 014-020427
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/08/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH
UK
Telephone: +44 1603883075
E-mail: andy.grimbly@uk.pwc.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.pwc.co.uk
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:
Lowest offer:
2 945 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norse Group Limited
Lancaster House, 16 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
UK
Telephone: +44 1603706040
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.norsegroup.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2016