Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
UKPRN 10007798
Room G010,John Owens Building, Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
M139PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1612758857
E-mail: procurement@manchester.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of External Audit Services Relating to Grant Funded Projects
Reference number: 2023/2065/EAGF/PU/MW
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Manchester wishes to appoint an External Auditor to provide External Audit Services relating to externally funded grants. This appointment will commence late September 2023 and be for a period of 3 (three) years with the potential to extend for 2 (two) x 12 month periods.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD33
Main site or place of performance:
The University of Manchester
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Manchester wishes to appoint an External Auditor to provide External Audit Services relating to externally funded grants. This appointment will commence late September 2023 and be for a period of 3 (three) years with the potential to extend for 2 (two) x 12 month periods.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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:
2023/S 000-016578
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2023/2065/EAGF/PU/MW
Title: Provision of External Audit Services Relating to Grant Funded Projects
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CG LEE Ltd T/A LEES Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors
04715326
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UKH16
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice of England
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful.
- If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must generally be brought within 3 months.
- If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages.
- If the contract has been entered into the court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract is shortened.
The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The University of Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK
E-mail: procurement@manchester.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/11/2023