Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
40 George Street, Procurement Department
Glasgow
G1 1QE
UK
Contact person: Natasha Murray
Telephone: +44 1415484281
E-mail: natasha.murray@strath.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
The Provision of External Audit Services to the University of Strathclyde
Reference number: UOS-14587-2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Strathclyde is seeking competitive tenders for the provision of external audit services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
645 562.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Strathclyde seeks to appoint an external auditor for a period of 5 years, commencing with the audit of the Financial Statements for 2019/20.
The external auditor shall be required to perform audit duties in respect of the following:
Audit of the following bodies described here after collectively as the ‘University’
— University of Strathclyde
— the Stenhouse Scholarship Trust.
The University will also require certification of the following specific returns:
— the University’s higher education discretionary fund return
— the University’s compliance return for the US Federal Family Education Loan Program
— the return to the European Investment Bank confirming the University’s compliance with its loan covenants.
The appointed auditors will be required to certify that they are eligible for appointment within the meaning and requirements of the Companies Act.
The external auditors will audit the University’s annual financial statements in the audit report to the audit and risk committee the external auditors are required to state whether, in their opinion:
— the financial statements give a true and fair view, in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, of the state of the affairs of the University,
— income from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), grants and income for specific purposes and from other restricted funds administered by the University have, in all material respects, been applied only for the purposes for which they were received; and
— income has, in all material respects, been applied in accordance with the Financial Memorandum with the SFC.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery — methodology
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Service delivery — experience
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Key personnel
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Added value — through your approach
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Communication
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Security
/ Weighting: 5 %
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 20 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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:
2019/S 217-532669
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UOS-17324-2020
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst and Young LLP (EY)
G1 Building, 5 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1412269000
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ey.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:
: 645 562.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:621672)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Pl
Glasgow
G5 9TW
UK
Telephone: +44 1414298888
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/05/2020