Cirrus Purchasing Ltd.: External Audit Services for One Manchester

UK-UK-Manchester: Auditing services.: Auditing services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       One Manchester Limited
       Lovell House, 6 Archway, Hulme, UK-Manchester: Auditing services., M155RN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7828143935, Email: tenders@cirruspurchasing.co.uk
       Contact: Claire Paton
       Main Address: https://www.onemanchester.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKD3

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: External Audit Services for One Manchester            
      Reference number: 784391078

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79212000 - Auditing services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: One Manchester sought bids from service providers for the delivery of external audit services. Services required under the contract are expected to include all relevant tasks as necessary to conduct external audit services in accordance with relevant legislation and auditing standards for all current and future members of One Manchester and any joint ventures or arrangements that One Manchester may become party to. The outcome of the tender process is a single contract with one service provider.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 275,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD3 - Greater Manchester
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Greater Manchester
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: One Manchester required a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver external audit services for the group. Services required under the contract are expected to include all relevant tasks as necessary to conduct external audit services in accordance with relevant legislation and auditing standards for all current and future members of One Manchester and any joint ventures or arrangements that One Manchester may become party to. Further information in relation to One Manchester and the required services could be found in the tender documentation. The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one service provider. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5-year total contract term (3+1+1), subject to One Manchester requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Cost submission / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months on each occasion, up to a maximum 5-year total contract term (3+1+1), subject to One Manchester requirements and the performance of the successful service provider.

      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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the 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 OJEU: 2023/S 000-015315
      
   

   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: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 1    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: One Manchester External Audit

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 28/07/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             RSM UK Audit LLP, OC325350
             6th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 275,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799215491

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to bidders. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1) of this contract notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/08/2023