Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Livv Housing Group
Lakeview, Kings Business Park
Prescot
L34 1PJ
UK
Contact person: Mrs Claire Paton
Telephone: +44 7828143935
E-mail: tender@cirruspurchasing.co.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://livvhousinggroup.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://livvhousinggroup.com/
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
Internal Audit Services
Reference number: DN623033
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Livv Housing Group sought bids from appropriately skilled and experienced service providers to provide internal audit services for the Group.
The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.
The anticipated commencement date is estimated to be 1st April 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79210000
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Livv Housing Group is seeking bids from appropriately skilled and experienced service providers to provide internal audit services for the Group.
The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.
The anticipated commencement date is estimated to be 1st April 2023.
Estimated contract value is based upon historical expenditure only. No guarantees are given, nor are implied as to the value or quantity of business that will be placed with the successful service provider. Livv Housing Group accepts no liability for any inaccuracies in any estimates provided. Livv Housing Group reserves the right to vary the volume of work during the life of the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5 years total contract term, subject to Livv Housing Group requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.
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:
2022/S 000-020946
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
02/12/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to bidders. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1) of this contract notice.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/12/2022