Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Flagship Housing Group
31 King Street
Norwich
NR1 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 8081684555
E-mail: procurement@flagship-group.co.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.flagship-group.co.uk/
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
Internal Audit Services 2024-2027
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Flagship Group entered into a contract for the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years covering financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 with the option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
772 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
Main site or place of performance:
Norwich and East Norfolk
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
At Flagship Group, our purpose is to provide homes and sustainable communities. We build homes, let, improve, and maintain them. Our Group has over 32,000 homes and is financially strong. We’re structured in a way that allows us to have the biggest impact towards solving the housing crisis. Our Group is made up of housing, repairs, and gas subsidiaries, along with our own homelessness charity. We call it a federated structure. We are determined to keep improving performance, providing more value for our customers, and growing our business, all underpinned by a learning and continuous improvement culture. Our Group is seeking Internal Audit suppliers to work with our Governance, Audit & Risk Committee in producing an annual internal audit plan and to carry out the agreed audits to provide assurance in respect of Flagship’s internal controls and risk management framework. Flagship Group invites you to submit a Tender for the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years covering financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 with the option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years. The appointment is to be to a separate entity to Flagship’s current external auditor appointment in order to meet the standard requirement for independency.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
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:
2023/S 000-021976
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP
OC389499
6th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 772 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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.
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GO Reference: GO-2024312-PRO-25478049
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Flagship Housing Group Limited
31 King Street
Norwich
NR1 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 8081684555
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Flagship Housing Group
31 King Street
Norwich
NR1 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 8081684555
E-mail: procurement@flagship-group.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.flagship-group.co.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Flagship Housing Group
31 King Street
Norwich
NR1 1PD
UK
Telephone: +44 8081684555
E-mail: procurement@flagship-group.co.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.flagship-group.co.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/03/2024