Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road
Sunderland
SR4 7TP
UK
Contact person: Tracey Simms
Telephone: +44 1915699093
E-mail: tracey.simms@chsft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKC23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
EU1/2015/16 Supply of External Audit Service.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is carrying out a procurement exercise to establish a preferred supplier for the supply of its External Audit Service. Further information relating to the Trust and the service it provides can be obtained by visiting the Trusts website www.chsft.nhs.uk Further details will be provided in the invitation to tender. Interested parties should email their expression of interest to Linda.nicol@chsft.nhs.uk no later than 15.2.2016.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
140 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC23
Main site or place of performance:
Sunderland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of External Audit Services to City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Time-lines of reporting
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality assurance systems and advice available
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Working relationships with the trust
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Number of UK health clients
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Work done for DoH Monitor
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Reliance on the work of internal audit
/ Weighting: 6
Cost criterion: Overall price
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Cost per day by staff type
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Number of audit days
/ Weighting: 10
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:
2015/S 249-455333
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
07/07/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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
Ernst & Young
City Gate, St James Boulevard
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4JD
UK
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 140 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender and reserves the right to cancel this award procedure at any time. The Contract Award criteria is provided in the invitation to tender document. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest in, or tendering for this opportunity. The successful tenderer will be required to give an undertaking that it will comply with all UK and EC legislation, standard and applicable guidance. Use of variants are at the Contracting Authorities absolute discretion and whether these options will be pursued will be detailed by the Contracting Authority in due course.
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GO Reference: GO-2016725-PRO-8530283.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland
SR4 7TP
UK
E-mail: tracey.simms@chsft.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2016