Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Academies Enterprise Trust
06625091
183 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 1UB
UK
Contact person: Clive Hammond
Telephone: +44 7900827152
E-mail: chammond@academiesenterprisetrust.org
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28989
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Multi Academy Trust
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tender for Provision of External Audit Service
Reference number: T120/2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are seeking to appoint an audit partner to provide an external audit service to the trust. The successful tenderer will have experience in advising and auditing multi academy trusts and will work with us to support our future development working to deadlines to ensure that work is completed on time and to budget.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212300
79212100
79212000
79200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are seeking to appoint an audit partner to provide an external audit service to the trust.The successful tenderer will have experience in advising and auditing multi academy trusts and will work with us to support our future development working to deadlines to ensure that work is completed on time and to budget.&
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:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/06/2019
End:
31/05/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract can be extended for up to a further 24 months up to 31.5.2024.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/04/2019
Local time: 12:00
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:
01/07/2019
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/04/2019
Local time: 12:00
Place:
London.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Tenders will be hold within the mytenders.co.uk system until after 12:00 on 3.4.2019 when the Head of Procurement will unlock them.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Assuming that the tender runs its original period only then we will be tendering approximately Jan 2022. If it is extended then we will be tendering approximately Jan 2024.
VI.3) Additional information
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=214898
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref:214898)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Academies Enterprise Trust
3rd Floor, 183 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 1BU
UK
Telephone: +44 7900827152
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/03/2019