Flagship Housing : Internal Audit Services 2024-2027

UK-Norwich: Internal audit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Flagship Housing Group
       31 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 8081684555, Email: procurement@flagship-group.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.flagship-group.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKH15

   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: Internal Audit Services 2024-2027            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Flagship Group entered into a contract for the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years covering financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 with the option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 772,200
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Norwich and East Norfolk
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: At Flagship Group, our purpose is to provide homes and sustainable communities. We build homes, let, improve, and maintain them. Our Group has over 32,000 homes and is financially strong. We’re structured in a way that allows us to have the biggest impact towards solving the housing crisis. Our Group is made up of housing, repairs, and gas subsidiaries, along with our own homelessness charity. We call it a federated structure. We are determined to keep improving performance, providing more value for our customers, and growing our business, all underpinned by a learning and continuous improvement culture. Our Group is seeking Internal Audit suppliers to work with our Governance, Audit & Risk Committee in producing an annual internal audit plan and to carry out the agreed audits to provide assurance in respect of Flagship’s internal controls and risk management framework. Flagship Group invites you to submit a Tender for the provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years covering financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 with the option to extend for two further one-year periods i.e. a maximum overall contract term of five years. The appointment is to be to a separate entity to Flagship’s current external auditor appointment in order to meet the standard requirement for independency.

      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: 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: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-021976
      
   

   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: 01/03/2024

      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: 6

      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 Risk Assurance Services LLP, OC389499
             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: 772,200
         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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Flagship Housing Group Limited
          31 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 8081684555

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Flagship Housing Group
          31 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 8081684555, Email: procurement@flagship-group.co.uk
          Internet address: https://www.flagship-group.co.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
          Flagship Housing Group
          31 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 8081684555, Email: procurement@flagship-group.co.uk
          Internet address: https://www.flagship-group.co.uk/

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/03/2024