Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Moray House, Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 01786430200
E-mail: enquiries@watercommission.co.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.watercommission.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10543
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
Other: Economic regulation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of internal audit services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of internal audit services to a small, non-departmental public body
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
325 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM77
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The internal audit function will be required to (i) analyse the governance, risk management and internal control system and establish a risk-based assurance programme; (ii) identify and evaluate the controls which are established to achieve objectives in the most economical, effective and efficient manner; (iii) report findings and conclusions and, where appropriate, make recommendations for improvement; (iv) provide an opinion on the controls under review; and (v) provide assurance based on evaluating the governance, risk management and internal control system within the organisation as a whole.
For each year from 1 April to 31 March the following year, the internal audit team will be responsible for proposing a programme of work and submitting it for approval to the ARC that focuses on areas of specific business risk that WICS faces regularly. This focus will include compliance with internal and external WICS regulations, particularly in line with the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM).
Annual audit assu
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: See ITT for details
/ 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:
2024/S 000-025987
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
17/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Azets Technology Solutions Limited
2nd Floor Regis House, 45 King William Street
London, England
EC4R 9AN
UK
Telephone: +44 1314733500
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 325 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:780972)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Stirling
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/10/2024