Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Barnet and Southgate College
Southgate Campus, High Street
London
N14 6BS
UK
Telephone: +44 7393465848
E-mail: scott.salmon@tenetservices.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Barnet and Southgate College — Provision of External Audit Services
Reference number: CA5928 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Barnet and Southgate College are seeking to appoint a professional and experienced external audit service provider to provide the external audit service for the College.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
101 702.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Barnet and Southgate College are seeking to appoint a professional and experienced external audit service provider to provide the external audit service for the College.
The expected elements will include, but may not be limited to:
— audit of the financial statements,
— regularity audit,
— teachers’ pension audit.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Managing and resourcing the contract
/ Weighting: 20.00 %
Quality criterion: Implementation plan
/ Weighting: 5.00 %
Quality criterion: Audit methodology
/ Weighting: 10.00 %
Quality criterion: Quality reviews
/ Weighting: 5.00 %
Quality criterion: Audit of colleges
/ Weighting: 10.00 %
Quality criterion: Leaner audit
/ Weighting: 5.00 %
Quality criterion: Added value
/ Weighting: 5.00 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40.00 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2 x 12 month(s).
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:
2019/S 072-170649
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA5928
Title: Barnet and Southgate College — Provision of External Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MHA Macintyre Hudson
New Bridge Street House, 30-34 New Bridge Street
London
EC4V 6BJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2074294100
E-mail: webenquiries@mhllp.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.macintyrehudson.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 101 702.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The contracting authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the tenderers.
The contracting authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Barnet and Southgate College
Southgate Campus, High Street, Southgate
London
N14 6BS
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/01/2020