Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Aspire Housing Association
Kingsley, The Brampton
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 0QW
UK
Contact person: Lorna Baker
Telephone: +44 2476437053
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.housingprocurement.com
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Procontract
Housing Procurement Portal, Due North
Coventry
CV3 2SU
UK
Contact person: Lorna Baker
E-mail: procurementadminteam@orbit.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.housingprocurement.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
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 wishes to tender the provision of internal audit services for the Group.
The service provider must meet 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.
Register an interest in this opportunity for further information at www.housingprocurement.com
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Aspire Housing wishes to tender the provision of internal audit services for the Group.
The service provider must meet 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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Proposal
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2017
End:
31/03/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
Yes
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/12/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/12/2016
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Aspire Housing Association (AHA) and Orbit Group Limited reserves the right not to award any agreement or to award any individual services pursuant to an agreement. Applicants should therefore note provision of a submission does guarantee any level/amount of work. AHA/Orbit Group will not in any circumstances reimburse any expense incurred by the applicants in preparing their tender submission.
All documents are available to download from www.housingprocurement.com Providers will need to register on the website (free) and express an interest in the opportunity to gain access to all documents.
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
11/11/2016