Loughborough University: LU00828 - Provision of External Audit Services

UK-Loughborough: Auditing services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Loughborough University
       Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1509228186, Email: h.dakri@lboro.ac.uk
       Contact: Hussain Dakri
       Main Address: https://www.bipsolutions.com
       NUTS Code: UKF2

   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: LU00828 - Provision of External Audit Services            
      Reference number: LU00828

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


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Provision of External Audit Service

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,598,080
                  
         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.
            79212100 - Financial auditing services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: You are invited to tender for the provision of an External Audit Service to Loughborough University. The Contract will be for an initial 5-year period with an option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, up to a maximum contract length of seven years. The contract will be reviewed following delivery of audit services on an annual basis. Any contract extension will be dependent on satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need and availability of funding and is in any case awarded at the sole discretion of the University. The University’s requirements can be found in Section 3 of this ITT. This Invitation to Tender is following the open procedure under PCR2015 The resulting contract will not be divided into Lots and the University is seeking a single supplier to undertake all requirements.

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

      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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C5MY26EDE2


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 000-035847
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 04/04/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         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: 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)
             KPMG LLP, OC301540
             15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL, 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: 1,598,080          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,598,080
         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=780789715

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Loughborough University
          Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
          Email: h.dakri@lboro.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
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/05/2023