Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Doncaster College
The Hub, Chappell Drive
Doncaster
DN1 2RF
UK
Telephone: +44 1376511411
E-mail: Nigel.Dexter@tenetservices.com
Fax: +44 1376515970
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.don.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.don.ac.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
North Lindsey College
Kingsway
Scunthorpe
DN17 1AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1724889000
E-mail: nigel.dexter@tenetservices.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northlindsey.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northlindsey.ac.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
DN Colleges Group - External Audit Services
Reference number: CA9973 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DN Colleges Group is seeking to appoint an External Auditor to provide a high quality, value for money service to meet its needs. The College is seeking innovative proposals from organisations with a demonstrable track record within Further and Higher Education sectors who can demonstrate an understanding of needs of the College together with the knowledge and experience to deliver the required objectives.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
225 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE13
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Doncaster
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The DN Colleges Group is seeking to appoint an External Auditor to perform the external audit for the financial year 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24, with an option to extend for up to a further two annual audits.
• Submissions should be clear who is the named lead on an ongoing basis - this is a personal appointment, and the College does not expect to see certain people at the presentation and then different staff implementing the service.
• Submissions should demonstrate the firm's commitment to the FE sector.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
35.00%
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 2x12 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:
2022/S 000-005297
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA9973
Title: DN Colleges Group - External Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/07/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CavanaghKelly
www.cavanaghkelly.com,
Dungannon
BT716AP
UK
Telephone: +44 2887752990
E-mail: marketing@cavanaghkelly.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cavanaghkelly.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 225 000.00
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
DN Colleges Group
The Hub
Doncaster
DN1 2RF
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
25/07/2022