Procurement: RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services

UK-Egham: Financial auditing services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
       Egham Hill, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1784414181, Email: procurement@rhul.ac.uk
       Contact: Kim Cooper - Procurement Team
       Main Address: http://www.rhul.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.rhul.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKJ25

   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: RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services            
      Reference number: RHUL-23003

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79212100 - Financial auditing services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: AWARDED to KPMG LLP, a contract for the Delivery of External Audit Services. Duration: 7 years plus 1 plus 1 optional 1 year extensions. Estimated total value of agreement over nine years (maximum term) = £1,534,500 ex VAT.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,534,500
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ25 - West Surrey
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      West Surrey
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The university is seeking to appoint a capable and experienced provider for the Delivery of External Audit Services. Full details of the requirement are contained within the tender documentation. Contract duration: 7 years plus 1 plus 1 year optional extensions. Understanding of delivery of these services within a Higher Education context is a key requirement. Only tenders received electronically via the Delta system by the submission date will be considered. Please send any questions in relation to this procurement process via the Messaging feature within Delta.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 80
                  
      Price - Weighting: 20
            

      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/8R6V4QPB98


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 000-008411
      
   

   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: RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 06/07/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         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: 3

      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, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5GL, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2073111000
             Internet address: https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home.html
             NUTS Code: UKI4
            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: 734,400          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,534,000
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=806121523

   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: 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: 31/08/2023