Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Canterbury Christ Church University
Rochester House, St Georges Place
Canterbury, Kent
CT1 1UT
UK
Contact person: Max Hubbard
Telephone: +44 1227782940
E-mail: procurement@canterbury.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cccu/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cccu/aspx/Home
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
CCCU External Audit Services
Reference number: CCCU-0086
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The term of office for the current External Auditors expires with the completion of the audit of the statements for the year ended 31 July 2020. The University therefore require a new contract for the provision of External Audit Services to be in place from March 2021. The timetable for this further competition is detailed in section 1.9. It should be noted that all shortlisted bidders will be requested to attend an interview in Canterbury, Kent on 24 February 2021. Due to other commitments of the parties involved this is the only date that can be offered for the panel interviews to take place.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
155 632.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
79212100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The term of office for the current External Auditors expires with the completion of the audit of the statements for the year ended 31 July 2020. The University therefore require a new contract for the provision of External Audit Services to be in place from March 2021. The timetable for this further competition is detailed in section 1.9. It should be noted that all shortlisted bidders will be requested to attend an interview in Canterbury, Kent on 24 February 2021. Due to other commitments of the parties involved this is the only date that can be offered for the panel interviews to take place.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
An accelerated process is required in order for the University to procure an external auditor by March to commnese the external audit. A previosu attempt to procure this opportunity under the Crown Commercial Services Management Consultancy Framework (RM3754) Lot 3 - Audit was unsuccessful and has led to another procurement process being required under a tigher timescale.
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 000-002296
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CCCU-0086
Title: External Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mazars LLP
Tower Bridge House St Katharine’s Way London E1W
London
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
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:
: 155 632.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/10/2021