Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Lakes Housing
Bridge Mills Business Centre, Stramongate
Kendal
LA9 4BD
UK
Contact person: Richard Morris
Telephone: +44 1539769944
E-mail: r.morris@southlakeshousing.co.uk
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southlakeshousing.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0432
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
External Audit Services Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
External Audit
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
148 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212100
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
Main site or place of performance:
Stramongate, Kendal
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this External Audit tender process is to select a suitably experienced and qualified supplier of External Audit Services to provide South Lakes Housing with assurances around the effectiveness of the control and risk management systems and governance processes, for a 4-year period commencing 1st October 2024.
South Lakes Housing will reserve the right to extend the contract for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance.
South Lakes Housing (SLH) intend to establish a strong and close relationship with the successful firm and expect to receive value for money from the services we procure. We expect the firm selected by us to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of, and commitment to, the Social Housing Sector
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Experience of External Auditing of Private Registered Providers:
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Experience of External Audit Team
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Added Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Mobilisation and Managing the Contract
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Corporate, Social Value and Diversity
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-015699
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
23/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
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: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mazars LLP
30 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AU
UK
Telephone: +44 2070634000
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:
: 148 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:232626)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/08/2024