Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
General Pharmaceutical Council
25 Canada Square
London
E14 5LQ
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 2037137846
E-mail: procurement@pharmacyregulation.org
NUTS: UKI12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.pharmacyregulation.org
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: regulator
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of External Audit Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract for the provision of external audit services to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI12
Main site or place of performance:
Inner London — East.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The GPhC is seeking a provider of external audit services who can offer a professional approach to external audit, and one that meets applicable UK accounting standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102), and with the Companies Act 2006.
The external auditors are responsible for reporting on the GPhC's annual financial statements and for carrying out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach their opinion of the statements. The key elements of the service are contained in the tender documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be re-tendered in a minimum of 3 years or a maximum of 5 years from its commencement date.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/06/2017
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
03/07/2017
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
20/10/2017
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Auditing-services./CR8KWU9H5A
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CR8KWU9H5A
GO Reference: GO-2017530-PRO-10312480.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
General Pharmaceutical Council
25 Canada Square
London
E14 5LQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2037137846
E-mail: procurement@pharmacyregulation.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/05/2017