University of Bath: The Provision of External Audit Services

UK-Bath: Accounting and auditing services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       University of Bath
       Finance & Procurement, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1225385634, Email: l.kilawee@bath.ac.uk
       Main Address: https://www.bath.ac.uk/corporate-information/trading-with-the-university-of-bath/
       NUTS Code: UKK12

   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:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: The Provision of External Audit Services            
      Reference number: UoBath/Proc/1216

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79210000 - Accounting and auditing services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Provision of External Audit Services

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 580,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
            79210000 - Accounting and auditing services.
            79212000 - Auditing services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Provision of External Audit Services

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

      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: The initial term is expected to be for 5 years from the above date, with the provision for extensions of this contract of 2 x 1 further years.


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: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 259-999999
      
   

   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: UoBath/Proc/1216    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: The Provision of External Audit Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 24/11/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 6
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Grant Thornton UK LLP, OC307742
             30 FINSBURY SQUARE,, LONDON,, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2077282693, Email: james.e.bird@uk.gt.com
             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: 500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 580,000
         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=827640837

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          University of Bath
          Finance and Procurement Services, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1225385634, Email: l.kilawee@bath.ac.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          University of Bath
          Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/12/2023