Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Audit Scotland
102 West Port
Edinburgh
EH3 9DN
UK
Telephone: +44 1316251500
E-mail: jgilchrist@audit-scotland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.audit-scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00428
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Audit Scotland Prior Information Notice for the External Audit of Public Bodies in Scotland
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A procurement process fully complying with EU Procurement Regulations to the new audit appointments is planned to commence in August and end in December.
The purpose of this request for information (RFI) is to:
1.1) give an overview of our work;
1.2) ask your views on how the Public Sector could best interact with the market to obtain services at value for money for supply of audit services;
1.3) seek your views on any related issues/developments in the marketplace that might impact on this project;
1.4) help us both gain maximum benefit in future commercial relationships.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79210000
79212000
79212100
79212300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In order to complete and finalise the strategy, Audit Scotland recognises the value of market participants having the opportunity to contribute to this process, in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and therefore welcome your input. We would be most grateful if you could provide your views on all or some of the topics detailed.
The information gathered will be utilised in developing the new audit appointments procurement strategy and any subsequent framework arrangements. No single submission will define the framework arrangements in its entirety but all responses will be used to inform the procurement strategy.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: n/a
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Restricted 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:
2019/S 182-443288
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: N/a
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:631379)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/09/2020