Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Plus Dane Housing Ltd
13-15 Rodney Street
Liverpool
L1 9EF
UK
Telephone: +44 1517084636
E-mail: Procurement@plusdane.co.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://plusdane.delta-esourcing.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
External Audit Services
Reference number: PDT-18-058
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Plus Dane Housing (PDH) intends to enter into a contract with a single service provider for a period of 5 years, to provide external audit services. The contract will commence in January 2020, with the first year end being 31.3.2020.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
276 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
79210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
North West (ENGLAND).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Plus Dane Housing (PDH) intends to enter into a contract with a single service provider for a period of 5 years, to provide external audit services. The contract will commence in January 2020, with the first year end being 31.3.2020.
The audit must be carried out in accordance with auditing standards, the relevant SORPs and comprise such examination of the statements, underlying records and control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion of the financial statements.
The external auditor should report on significant weaknesses in accounting and internal control systems in a management letter and review the board’s statement on internal controls. A comprehensive report should be prepared and presented to the audit and risk committee and/or board(s) as required.
The external auditor will also be required to report on other returns required by the regulator of social housing, Homes England, lenders or other stakeholders as required as part of the service delivered.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
2019/S 194-471821
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
13/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BDO LLP
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
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:
: 276 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://plusdane.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=461668752
Go reference: GO-202016-PRO-15773703
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 1513578747
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 1517084636
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Plus Dane will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
N/A
Rossfield Road
N/A
UK
Telephone: +44 1517084636
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/01/2020