Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Places for People Group Ltd
4 The Pavilions, Port Way
Preston
PR2 2YB
UK
Contact person: Lisa Gallacher
Telephone: +44 1772897574
E-mail: Lisa.Gallacher@placesforpeople.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.placesforpeople.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.placesforpeople.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Financial Audit Services Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Places for People and Procurement Hub are seeking applications from qualified suppliers of financial audit services who can provide a range of high-quality services using a customer focused approach in the public sector. Up to 5 service providers will be appointed to the framework.
These service providers must have the experience, scope and capacity to provide all services that may be procured under the framework as described in the procurement documents on a national basis.
The contracting authorities that are permitted to use this framework, but not limited too, are provided within the following links http://www.procurementhub.co.uk/eligibility-criteria/
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 131 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The principle of the financial services framework is to package a series of services that Places for People and other contracting authority clients require and market the services ensuring quality and value for money allowing a range of contracting authorities to join the Hub and use the services. The core framework will be owned by Places for People. The appointed service providers should be competent in the provision of the services and listed.
Please ensure you read the below information to determine the suitability of the project for your organisation based on being in a position to provide all services on a national basis and meet all the minimum requirements before registering for access to the full procurement documents.
The services are to include but not limited to:
— to form an opinion on the individual financial statements of Places for People Group Ltd,
— to form an opinion on the individual statutory financial statements of the subsidiaries of Places for People Group Ltd,
— to provide an audit for joint venture and partnership entities,
— to provide comfort letters where required to the Group’s investors,
— attendance at the Group Audit and Risk Committee and the preparation and presentation of comprehensive reports and findings documents to the committee.
Due to the geographical location of the Groups subsidiaries it is imperative that the audit firm has offices throughout England and Scotland in order to undertake the site fieldwork from a local office to certain individual subsidiaries. Currently the audit of Places for People Leisure, RMG, Luminus, Derwent, Allenbuild, ZeroC, Millwood and Touchstone are the audits which will be undertaken by local teams with all other audits completed from the Group’s Preston Office.
The Group’s turnover for the year ending 31.3.2018 was 754 000 000 GBP, with over 40 trading subsidiaries across the Group. The Group had fixed assets of 4 500 000 000 GBP and reserves of 489 000 000 GBP at 31.3.2018. Growth in recent years has been from acquisitions inside of the registered provider sector.
The appointed provider must be competent in the provision of all the services listed. The duration of the framework is intended to last for a period of 4 years. Call-offs may be made in the final year of the framework agreement which may extend the durations beyond this period. It is intended that this framework agreement will be capable of being used by other contracting authorities in UK. This procurement is being undertaken by the contracting authority for itself and as lead authority for the benefit of other organisations set out below as referred to in I.1) (without any obligation for them to participate) of the OJEU notice (and any successor body of any of the organisations listed) and for the benefit of any contracting authority that may fall within the geographical remit of this agreement.
The contracting authorities that are permitted to use this framework, but not limited too, are provided within the following links http://www.procurementhub.co.uk/eligibility-criteria/
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X3KVNV733E
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
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
18/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG
15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
London
E14 5GL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BDO
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
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:
: 2 131 500.00
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=450396981
Go Reference: GO-20191126-PRO-15608681
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Crown Commercial Services
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UZ
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/11/2019