Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education, Education Funding Agency (EFA)
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: kally.sheth@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Accountancy Services: Accounting, data collation, validation and consolidation services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Accountancy services are required to undertake the collation, validation, consolidation and accounting for up to 3 200 Academy Trusts' (ATs) accounts returns in order to produce the financial statements in the Sector Annual Report and Accounts (SARA) for the academic year 2015-16. This includes the provision of associated technical accounting advice and support.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 698 523.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Accountancy services are required to undertake the collation, validation, consolidation and accounting for up to 3 200 Academy Trusts' (ATs) accounts returns in order to produce the financial statements in the Sector Annual Report and Accounts (SARA) for the academic year 2015-16. This includes the provision of associated technical accounting advice and support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative assessment
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 153-276980
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Accountancy Services: Accounting, data collation, validation and consolidation services.
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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
Deloitte LLP
2 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3BZ
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 1 698 523.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Indicative timetable
Publish Invitation to Tender (ITT) Wednesday 10.8.2016.
Clarifications questions until 17:00 Thursday 1.9.2016.
ITT Closes 17:00 Thursday 8.9.2016.
ITT Evaluation including Moderation from 9.9.2016.
Award decision notified to respondents from 21.9.2016.
Standstill Period starts 21.9.2016 to 3.9.2016.
Contract Award 4.10.2016 subject to standstill and internal governance.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/12/2016