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Contract Award Notice

External audit

  • First published: 12 March 2025
  • Last modified: 12 March 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-043795
Published by:
Post Office Ltd
Authority ID:
AA73424
Publication date:
12 March 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

external audit services

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Post Office ltd

02154540

100 wood street

LONDON

ec2v 7er

UK

E-mail: procurement@postoffice.co.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.postoffice.co.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other: post office services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

External audit

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79212300

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

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: 10 000 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

external audit services

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: business requirements / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion: pricing / Weighting: 20

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

4 year contract with + 1 year + 1 year extensions

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

Restricted 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:

2024/S 000-003902

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

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

20/05/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

303525

1 Embankment Place, London

london

WC2N 6RH

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 10 000 000.00  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

london

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

02/02/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79212300 Statutory audit services Auditing services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@postoffice.co.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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