Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Knightstone Housing Group
Weston Gateway Business Park
Weston-super-Mare
BS24 7JP
UK
Contact person: Andy Dyer
E-mail: andy.dyer@knightstone.co.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.knightstone.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24008
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of external audit services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Knightstone Housing Group wishes to select a Service Provider to provide external audit services for all organisations within the Group.
The successful Service Provider will be appointed for a period of three years commencing 31.7.2017 with an option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to consistently high quality performance, which will be reviewed on an annual basis. The existing Service Provider will perform the external audit for the financial year to 31.3.2017.
Knightstone's current annual expenditure on the Services is 35 700 GBP.
The specification and scope of the Services required are set out in the Contract Documents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
362 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Weston-super-Mare.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Knightstone Housing Group (‘Knightstone’) wishes to select a Service Provider to provide external audit services for all organisations within the Group.
Knightstone's key objectives in its approach to procurement of external audit services are to:
— appoint a high quality service provider for three years to perform the annual external audit of Knightstone Housing Group Ltd and its subsidiaries for each year commencing with the financial year to 31.3.2018;
— work with an audit partner who will add value to our organisation;
— optimise our purchasing power and achieve a value for money service;
— benefit from added value services, such as free advice and training;
— share information and commence a relationship in order to build a mutual understanding of the scope of the audit and the audit approach to assisting Knightstone fulfil its governance responsibilities.
The successful Service Provider will be appointed for a period of three years commencing 31.7.2017 with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to performance which will be reviewed on an annual basis. The existing Service Provider will perform the external audit for the financial year to 31.3.2017.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
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
Restricted 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:
2017/S 029-051999
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
31/07/2017
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: 0
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
BDO LLP
2 City Place, Beehive Ring Road
Gatwick
RH6 0PA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 362 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:200769).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Knightstone Housing Association
Weston Gateway Business Park
Weston-super-Mare
BS24 7JP
UK
Telephone: +44 1934526469
Internet address(es)
URL: www.knightstone.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2017