Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
UK
Contact person: Aston Baker
E-mail: ab17001@essex.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.essex.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
T932 - UoE External Audit
Reference number: DN1333
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Essex is seeking to appoint a firm of external auditors to carry out the
statutory audit of the group from the year ended 31st July 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:
1 215 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
79212100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Essex is seeking to appoint a firm of external auditors to carry out the
statutory audit of the group from the year ended 31st July 2023
The contract is expected to be for a period of 5 years plus an option to extend for up to a
further twenty four (24) months which is at the discretion of the University of Essex.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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:
2022/S 000-005999
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: T932
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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:
: 1 215 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/07/2022