Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Riverside Group Ltd
30938R
2 Estuary Boulevard
Liverpool
L24 8RF
UK
E-mail: procurement@riverside.org.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.riverside.org.uk
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
External Audit
Reference number: TRGBS-101
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
TRGL has appointed a single Candidate to cover (a) external audit (b) certification of loan covenant compliance commencing for the financial year ending March 2022.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 473 196.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
TRGL has appoinedt a single Candidate to cover (a) external audit (b) certification of loan covenant compliance commencing for the financial year ending March 2022.
a. External Audit - This covers external audit of all the statutory entities in the Group and includes attendance at the Group Audit Committee (four meetings per year).
b. Certification of loan covenant compliance - The exact requirements vary from year to year and according to lender. Currently, one covenant compliance certificate requires audit each year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50%
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-009818
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TRGBS-101
Title: External Audit
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BDO LLP
5 Temple Square, Temple Street,
Liverpool
L2 5RH
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 473 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/10/2021