Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bolton at Home
98 Waters Meeting Road
Bolton
BL1 8SW
UK
Contact person: Procurement Hub
Telephone: +44 1204328000
E-mail: procurementhub@boltonathome.org.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.boltonathome.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.boltonathome.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Internal Audit Services for BAH Group ( BAH Ltd & Arcon Housing Association Ltd )
Reference number: DN539972
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bolton at Home wishes to appoint a service provider for Internal Audit Services to Bolton at Home Group (Bolton at Home Ltd and Arcon Housing Association Ltd.)
The contract will provide for the provision of internal audit services to Bolton at Home Group, covering all its areas of operation and providing assurance to the proposed group board and group audit committee.
The internal auditor will independently examine, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the internal controls – financial, operational, compliance and risk management – to ensure that they are both efficient and effective, and that they remain so in the light of changing circumstances.
This can effectively be split into 3 areas; audit, assurance & advisory.
Social Value contributions apply to this tender, as set out in the Contracting Principles and “Appendix 5” Social Value.
A supplier questionnaire must be submitted and will be evaluated on a PASS/ FAIL basis. The tender will be evaluated using 70 % Quality and 30 % Price.
The tenderer should submit their terms and conditions in line with the Contracting Principles provided.
Initial contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 year periods (Total contract term – 5 years).
Please Note: The deadline for clarification questions is 27th September 2021.
Tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access free of charge via the chest portal, reference number DN539972. www.the-chest.org.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
355 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bolton at Home wishes to appoint a service provider for Internal Audit Services to Bolton at Home Group (Bolton at Home Ltd and Arcon Housing Association Ltd.)
The contract will provide for the provision of internal audit services to Bolton at Home Group, covering all its areas of operation and providing assurance to the proposed group board and group audit committee.
The internal auditor will independently examine, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the internal controls – financial, operational, compliance and risk management – to ensure that they are both efficient and effective, and that they remain so in the light of changing circumstances.
This can effectively be split into 3 areas; audit, assurance & advisory.
Social Value contributions apply to this tender, as set out in the Contracting Principles and “Appendix 5” Social Value.
A supplier questionnaire must be submitted and will be evaluated on a PASS/ FAIL basis. The tender will be evaluated using 70 % Quality and 30 % Price.
The tenderer should submit their terms and conditions in line with the Contracting Principles provided.
Initial contract term is 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 year periods (Total contract term – 5 years).
Please Note: The deadline for clarification questions is 27th September 2021.
Tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access free of charge via the chest portal, reference number DN539972. www.the-chest.org.uk
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70%
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-021102
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN539972
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSM Risk Assurance Services LLP
25 Farringdon Street
London
EC4A 4AB
UK
Telephone: +44 1516002611
E-mail: lisa.randall@rsmuk.com
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 437 850.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bolton at Home Ltd
98 Waters Meeting Road , Valley House
Bolton
BL1 8SW
UK
Telephone: +44 1204328000
E-mail: procurementhub@boltonathome.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/11/2021