Wessex NHS: UHS10540 Internal Audit Service

UK-Southampton: Internal audit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
      Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2380825132, Fax. +44 2380825932, Email: jeremy.day@uhs.nhs.uk, URL: www.uhs.nhs.uk
      Attn: Jeremy Day
      Electronic Access URL: http://www.delta-esourcing.com
      Electronic Submission URL: http://www.delta-esourcing.com

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      Health

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: UHS10540 Internal Audit Service
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 9

         Region Codes: UKJ32 - Southampton         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Internal audit services. The Trust has a requirement for an internal audit services to ensure that the Trust is fully compliant with its obligations under the Audit Code for NHS Foundation Trusts. The internal audit service must also comply with the NHS internal audit standards and enable the Trust’s audit committee to comply with the NHS Audit Committee handbook.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The Trust has a requirement for internal audit services to ensure that the Trust is fully compliant with its obligations under the Audit Code for NHS Foundation Trusts. The internal audit service must also comply with the NHS internal audit standards and enable the Trust’s audit committee to comply with the NHS Audit Committee handbook. In addition to this, the work of the contractor must fully adhere to the standards and guidelines for the professional practice in internal audit as set out by the Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland. It must be sufficiently resourced. The Trust is therefore looking to enter into a contract with a provider for internal audit services. This requirement will cover the following: Risk management and assurance, Control and governance processes of the organisation, Clinical outcomes and compliance with Trust Policy, Auditing all or any of the Trust's departments, Auditing all or any of the Trust's systems. In addition to the above the Trust may require services for the prevention or detection of Fraud. The Trust requires the winning provider to deliver the internal audit services using best practice and to add value. The following audit services are currently not in scope for the Trust’s requirements but may be needed during the operation of the contract; Capital and private finance initiatives; Value for Money Studies; Specialist Computer Audit Consultancy and Management. The Trust requires this service to start from April 2015 and will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Please note the auditor must have an established and demonstrable external audit standing within the UK healthcare sector and be able to show a high level of experience and expertise. The work is of a specialised nature, and so general audit experience is not sufficient.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                  
         Number of possible renewals: 2
                           
      If known, in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:
         Duration in months: 12
         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
         The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
         
         A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
         
         Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available for downloading from the Delta e-Tendering portal.         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available for downloading from the Delta e-Tendering portal.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available for downloading from the Delta e-Tendering portal.         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available for downloading from the Delta e-Tendering portal.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 3 and maximum number: 5         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         As described in the PQQ documentation.   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UHS10540      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 02/01/2015
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Southampton:-Internal-audit-services./8CQN4EJM22

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8CQN4EJM22
GO-20141125-PRO-6185640 TKR-20141125-PRO-6185639
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
      Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 02380825105, Fax. +44 02380825932, URL: www.uhs.nhs.uk

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
         Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 02380825105, Fax. +44 02380825932, URL: www.uhs.nhs.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
      Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 02380825105, Fax. +44 02380825932, URL: www.uhs.nhs.uk

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 25/11/2014

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