Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Aspire Housing Association
Kingsley, The Brampton
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 0QW
UK
Contact person: Mrs Lorna Baker
Telephone: +44 2476438394
E-mail: procurementadminteam@orbit.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aspirehousing.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.housingprocurement.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Aspire Housing Association — Internal Audit — PP821.
Reference number: DN218667
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Please note that Orbit Group are facilitating this procurement exercise on behalf of Aspire Housing Association.
Aspire Housing have awarded a preferred supplier this contract to provide Internal 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:
81 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Aspire Housing have tendered the provision of internal audit services for the Group.
The chosen service provider meets the requirements set out by the Housing Corporation's circular R2-07/07 —Internal Controls Assurance and Good Practice Note 15 — Demonstrating Internal Controls Assurance in Housing Associations. They will conduct their work in accordance with the professional standards set out by the Institute of Internal Auditors, and abide by its Code of Ethics.
The contract will be for a 3 year term commencing 1.4.2017, subject to a satisfactory performance review after completion of the 1st year programme.
Aspire will have the right to give 21 days notice in writing of termination to the other party in the event of unsatisfactory performance or breach of terms of engagement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposal
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 220-401096
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Aspire Housing Association — Internal Audit — PP821
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mazars LLP
Tower Bridge House, St. Katherine's Way
London
E1W 1DD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 120 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/03/2017