Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall, Market Place
Warwick
CV34 4RL
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
North Warwickshire Borough Council
South Street
Atherstone
CV9 1DE
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northwarks.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Manor Square
Solihull
B91 3QB
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.solihull.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Town Hall, Coton Road
Nuneaton
CV11 5AA
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Rugby Borough Council
Town Hall, Evreux Way
Rugby
CV21 2RR
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.rugby.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Warwick District Council
Riverside House, Milverton Hill,
Leamington Spa
CV32 5HZ
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.warwickdc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Coventry City Council
The Council House, Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.coventry.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK13
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Telford and Wrekin Council
5a Darby House, Lawn Central, Town Centre
Telford
TF3 4JA
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.telford.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
UK
Contact person: Strategic Procurement Unit
Telephone: +44 1926412728
E-mail: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WCC — Internal Audit Services Framework
Reference number: 00005206
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The requirement is for internal audit services for the participating Councils that can access the framework.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
551 760.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Warwickshire, Coventry, Solihull and Worcestershire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
Main site or place of performance:
Various public body sites in West Midlands including Warwickshire Councils, Coventry City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council & Worcestershire County Council.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Internal audit services will comprise mainly internal ICT auditing services, including the development of ICT audit plans; risk assessments on ICT systems, equipment and services; undertaking audit reviews and reports; and providing advice to internal audit staff on ICT audit matters. Additionally the contractor must have capacity for non ICT specialist work to provide additional audit resource if needed. Internal audit services will need to be carried out at a variety of locations in the West Midlands.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality questionnaire score
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Audit Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Warwickshire County Council and its clients' anticipated annual spend is 87 000 GBP.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council's anticipated annual spend is 7 000 GBP.
Rugby Borough Council's anticipated annual spend is 14 490 GBP.
Warwick District Council's anticipated annual spend is 19 450 GBP.
Coventry City Council's anticipated annual spend is 10 000 GBP.
However there is no guarantee of business for this Lot.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Gloucestershire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK13
Main site or place of performance:
Various public body sites in Gloucestershire including Gloucestershire County Council, Stroud Council, Gloucester City Council & Gloucestershire Police.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Internal audit services will comprise mainly internal ICT auditing services, including the development of ICT audit plans; risk assessments on ICT systems, equipment and services; undertaking audit reviews and reports; and providing advice to internal audit staff on ICT audit matters. Additionally the contractor must have capacity for non ICT specialist work to provide additional audit resource if needed. Audit work will need to be carried out at a variety of locations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Questionnaire score
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Audit daily rate
/ Weighting: 40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Gloucestershire County Council and its clients' anticipated annual spend is 45 500 GBP.
There is no guarantee of business for this Lot.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Telford and Wrekin
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
Main site or place of performance:
Telford and Wrekin Council
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Internal audit services will comprise mainly internal ICT auditing services, including the development of ICT audit plans; risk assessments on ICT systems, equipment and services; undertaking audit reviews and reports; and providing advice to internal audit staff on ICT audit matters. Additionally the contractor must have capacity for non ICT specialist work to provide additional audit resource if needed.
Audit work will need to be carried out at a variety of locations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Questionnaire Score
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Audit Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Telford and Wrekin Council will use the agreement on an ad-hoc basis as and when needs arise, but cannot commit to an annual pre-determined budget at this time.
There is no guarantee of business for this Lot.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 – Lincolnshire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3
Main site or place of performance:
Lincolnshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Internal audit services will comprise mainly internal ICT auditing services, including the development of ICT audit plans; risk assessments on ICT systems, equipment and services; undertaking audit reviews and reports; and providing advice to internal audit staff on ICT audit matters. Additionally the contractor must have capacity for non ICT specialist work to provide additional audit resource if needed.
Audit work will need to be carried out at a variety of locations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Questionnaire Score
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Audit Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 40
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Lincolnshire County Council and its clients will use the agreement on an ad-hoc basis as and when needs arise, but cannot commit to an annual pre-determined budget at this time.
There is no guarantee of business for this Lot.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2017/S 199-409800
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Lot 1: Warwickshire, Coventry, Solihull and Worcestershire
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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
TIAA Limited
04546319
Artillery House, Fort Fareham Industrial Site, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Fareham
PO14 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 8453003333
E-mail: enquiries@tiaa.co.uk
Fax: +44 8453003333
NUTS: UKJ35
Internet address(es)
URL: www.tiaa.co.uk
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:
: 551 760.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Lot 2: Gloucestershire
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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
TIAA Limited
04546319
Artillery House, Fort Fareham Industrial Site, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Fareham
PO14 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 8453003333
E-mail: enquiries@tiaa.co.uk
Fax: +44 8453003333
NUTS: UKJ35
Internet address(es)
URL: www.tiaa.co.uk
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:
: 182 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Lot 3: Telford and Wrekin
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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
TIAA Limited
04546319
Artillery House, Fort Fareham Industrial Site, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Fareham
PO14 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 8453003333
E-mail: enquiries@tiaa.co.uk
Fax: +44 8453003333
NUTS: UKJ35
Internet address(es)
URL: www.tiaa.co.uk
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:
: 1 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Lot 4: Lincolnshire
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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
TIAA Limited
04546319
Artillery House, Fort Fareham Industrial Site, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Fareham
PO14 1AH
UK
Telephone: +44 8453003333
E-mail: enquiries@tiaa.co.uk
Fax: +44 8453003333
NUTS: UKJ35
Internet address(es)
URL: www.tiaa.co.uk
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:
: 1 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The new framework commencing April 2018 will be accessible by the following participating Councils:
— Warwickshire County Council and clients,
— North Warwickshire Borough Council,
— Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council,
— Rugby Borough Council,
— Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council,
— Warwick District Council,
— Coventry City Council,
— Gloucestershire County Council and clients,
— Telford and Wrekin Council,
— Lincolnshire County Council and clients.
Warwickshire County Council is the Contracting Authority for the Internal Audit Services Framework Agreement.
The requirement is for internal auditing services, as defined by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards, i.e.: Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation’s operations. It helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.
Internal audit services will comprise mainly internal ICT auditing services, including the development of ICT audit plans; risk assessments on ICT systems, equipment and services; undertaking audit reviews and reports; and providing advice to internal audit staff on ICT audit matters. Additionally the contractor must have capacity for non ICT specialist work to provide additional audit resource if needed.
As audit work will need to be carried out at a variety of locations, the framework is divided into the following geographical lots:
Lot 1: Warwickshire, Coventry, Solihull and Worcestershire,
Lot 2: Gloucestershire,
Lot 3: Telford and Wrekin,
Lot 4: Lincolnshire.
The services for all Lots will be delivered by one contractor, TIAA Ltd. There is no guarantee of business for any of the Lots.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
UK
Telephone: +44 1926410410
Fax: +44 1926410410
Internet address(es)
URL: www.warwickshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/07/2018