General Dental Council: External Audit Services

UK-London: Statutory audit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       General Dental Council
       Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8DQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2071676000, Email: procurement@gdc-uk.org
       Main Address: www.gdc-uk.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.gdc-uk.org
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      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:
      Other activity: Health Regulator

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: External Audit Services            
      Reference number: GDC-2022-009

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79212300 - Statutory audit services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The General Dental Council (GDC) and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPHC)(‘together the Authorities’) are ran a joint procurement for External Audit Services. The Authorities were looking to appoint external auditors who:- will ensure a high-quality risk-based audit to meet all regulatory and legal requirements to can.- will deliver a reliable and accurate audit service in a timely manner.- will work closely with key members of the respective Councils to deliver their objectives.- can additional added value, including insights related to the sector.- can offer competitive rates and provide exceptional service. Due to no suitable tenders, capable of being accepted being received in response to the Open Procedure; the Authorities are now cancelling the procurement. The Authorities will look to secure separate contract for the services in accordance with their relevant organisation procurement policy.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
         
            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
            79210000 - Accounting and auditing services.
            79212000 - Auditing services.
            79212100 - Financial auditing services.
            79212300 - Statutory audit services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
      UKG31 - Birmingham
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
      Birmingham
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Authorities were seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations capable of providing a range of external audit services including (but not restricted to): -Annual statutory audit of the Annual Report and Accounts -Attendance at the Authorities respective Audit Committee meeting to present the audit report and management letter following the annual audit. -Attendance at any Audit Committee Meeting to which they are invited during the financial year -Attendance at any Council Meeting to which they are invited during the financial year. The contract would have been for an initial 3 years, with an annual option to extend up to a maximum of 7 years subject to the performance of the successful supplier.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: External Audit Services / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Audit Cycle / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Reporting Standards and quality assurance practices / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Key Personnel / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Value Add / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Business, challenges, and risks / Weighting: 30
      Quality criterion - Name: Draft Audit Plan & Wider Audit team Resourcing / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Specialist and technical requirements: Investment management / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Familiarity Risk/Threat / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Costed Draft Annual Audit Plan / Weighting: 35
      Cost criterion - Name: Blended Daily Rates / Weighting: 5
            

      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: 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: 2022/S 000-017823
      
   

   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: GDC/-2022-009    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: No

   V.1) Information on non-award
      The contract/lot is not awarded
         No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected      

Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=726509238

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          General Dental Council
          37 Wimpole St, London, W1G 8DQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2071676000, Email: procurement@gdc-uk.org

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          General Dental Council
          37 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8DQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2071676000, Email: procurement@gdc-uk.org

      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
          General Dental Council
          37 Wimpole St, London, W1G 8DQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2071676000

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/01/2023

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       General Pharmaceutical Council
       25 Canada Square, London, E14 5LQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2037138000, Email: procurement@pharmacyregulation.org
       Contact: Jo Diep - Procurement Manager
       Main Address: https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/
       NUTS Code: UKI