Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bron Afon Community Housing Ltd
Ty Bron Afon, William Brown Close, Llantarnam Industrial Park
Cwmbran
NP44 3AB
UK
Telephone: +44 1633620111
E-mail: procurementservices@bronafon.org.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bronafon.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0811
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Registered Social Landlord
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
External Audit Services
Reference number: BA1361
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bron Afon Community Housing (BA) is looking for a suitably qualified, accredited and experienced Service Provider to deliver comprehensive External Audit Services and independent assurance of the Bron Afon Group, including the activities of the Registered Social Landlord (RSL) and its subsidiaries.
The Service Provider will be required to provide an independent external audit service which meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.
The estimated start date for the Contract is September 2023 for the financial year 2023/2024.
The contract term will be for 3 Years with the option to extend for up to 2 x 1-year periods (3+1+1) subject to the provisions of BA Rules which state that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall approve the appointment of external auditors on an annual basis (september).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212100
79212000
79212300
79200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
Torfaen
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bron Afon has two active subsidiaries Afon Community Trust (ACT) and Ardal Homes (formally Afon Community Services Limited) and one dormant subsidiary, Bron Afon Energy. These along with Bron Afon Community Housing Limited form the Bron Afon Group (Bron Afon Group).
Bron Afon (BA) is seeking suitably a qualified, accredited and experienced Service Provider to deliver comprehensive external audit services and independent assurance of BA as a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) organisation and its ongoing operations.
The Service Provider shall be required to conduct two (2) audits per year of Bron Afon Community Housing Limited and one (1) audit per year of the subsidiaries and provide the Bron Afon Board, Audit and Ethics Committee and senior management with a comprehensive management report on the findings of each final audit carried out.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Service Provider may be requested by BA to provide additional related services (subject to them having demonstrable expertise) including by not limited to:
VAT advice;
Tax advice;
Corporation tax advice
Technical audit advice and guidance;
Technical risk advice and guidance.
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:
2023/S 000-009738
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: BA1361
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:166457)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2026