Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Together Housing Association
Bull Green, Halifax
Halifax
HX1 2EB
UK
E-mail: thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.togetherhousing.co.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 Services
Reference number: THG/P/00089
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Together Housing Group wishes to engage a service provider for external audit services in respect of the financial year commencing 1st April 2024, therefore the first audit will be of the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025. The financial year is from 1st April to 31st March so this date coincides with the start of the annual audit/financial cycle. The Audit Together Housing Group’s objectives for this tender process are to appoint a firm who: • Has extensive experience in auditing financial statements for Registered Providers in England of similar or larger size and complexity through its external audit service• Is a high-quality provider, with high standards of professional service for the delivery of external audit services • Will deliver the service from an office based in the North of England in order to attend in person planning and committee meetings if required
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
External Audit Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: As Procurement Docs
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
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 000-007304
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: External Audit Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 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
BDO LLP
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 1 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Together Housing Association
Halifax
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/08/2024