Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
High Life Highland
Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road
Inverness
IV3 5SS
UK
Contact person: Neil Johnston
Telephone: +44 1349781700
E-mail: hlh.business.support@highlifehighland.com
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.highlifehighland.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA23042
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Other: Learning and leisure activities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of External Audit Services
Reference number: HLH-ITT-01-25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
High Life Highland is seeking the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Audit Firm to provide external auditing services for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027 with the option to extend for a further 2 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:
78 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
79212100
79212000
79210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM6
Main site or place of performance:
Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road, Inverness, IV3 5SS
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
High Life Highland is seeking the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Audit Firm to provide external auditing services for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027 with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Knowledge of the Charity Sector/ Audit portfolio of Charities
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: The Quality of resources
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: The Quality of Audit Strategy & Support Services
/ Weighting: 20
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-036535
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NOV518126
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Saffery Champness LLP
Kintail House, Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
UK
Telephone: +44 1463219478
NUTS: UKM6
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 78 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:791106)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Justice Centre
Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1JJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2025