Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council: Internal Audit Services

UK-Hinckley: Internal audit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
      Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, LE10 0FR, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1455255985, Email: katherine.plummer@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk
      Contact: Katherine Plummer
      Electronic Access URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hinckley:-Internal-audit-services./J54CYY3ZR9
      Electronic Submission URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hinckley:-Internal-audit-services./J54CYY3ZR9

      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:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes

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

         Region Codes: UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire         
      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. Investigation services. This contract is to provide an outsourced internal audit service to Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (including the Leicestershire Revenue and Benefits Partnership) and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. In addition, there are a number of Councils who will call off this contract for ad-hoc internal audit and investigatory work. These Councils are:•Melton Borough Council •Rutland County Council•Charnwood Borough Council •North Warwickshire Borough Council•Harborough District Council •North West Leicestershire District Council •Blaby District Council
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
         
         79720000 - Investigation services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The Councils are seeking Internal Audit Service providers for an initial contract period of three years, with options to extend for up to two years, in one year increments. The contract(s) will require provision of a risk-based Internal Audit Service which meets all mandatory requirements for compliance with regulations. Interested bidders will be able to bid for one or more lots.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Starting: 01/04/2015
         Completion: 31/03/2018

   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: Hinckley & Bosworth Internal Audit Services

      1)Short Description:      
      The contract will cover a risk based Internal Audit Service which meets all mandatory requirements for compliance with regulations. The Council has an ambitious Corporate Plan which involves a number of adventurous capital schemes and delivery mechanisms. Management view Internal Audit as a key partner in ensuring the effective delivery of these ambitions.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
                  79720000 - Investigation services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for up to two years, in one year increments.               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 2
      Title: Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council

      1)Short Description:      
      The contract will cover a risk based Internal Audit Service which meets all mandatory requirements for compliance with regulations. The Council has an ambitious Corporate Plan which involves a number of adventurous capital schemes and delivery mechanisms. Management view Internal Audit as a key partner in ensuring the effective delivery of these ambitions.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
                  79720000 - Investigation services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      The initial contract period will be for three years with an option to extend for up to two years, in one year increments.               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
                  
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Where required, details will be provided within the Invitation to Tender.
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Where required, details will be provided within the Invitation to Tender.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Where required, details will be provided within the Invitation to Tender.
      
      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:

      As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.      
      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:
         As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.      
      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 number of operators: 5
         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.   
   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: Not Provided      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 28/11/2014
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 12:00      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 01/12/2014
         Time: 17:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 15/12/2014      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Not Provided         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/10/2014

ANNEX A

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         1: Contracting Authority
      Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
      Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5AA, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         2: Contracting Authority
      Blaby District Council
      Council Offices, Desford Road, Narborough, LE19 2EP, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         3: Contracting Authority
      Charnwood Borough Council
      Southfield Road, Loughborough, LE11 2TX, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         4: Contracting Authority
      Harborough District Council
      The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7AG, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         5: Contracting Authority
      Melton Borough Council
      Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Street,, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1GH, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         6: Contracting Authority
      North Warwickshire Borough Council
      South Street, Atherstone, CV9 1DE, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         7: Contracting Authority
      North West Leicestershire District Council
      Council Offices, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LE67 3FJ, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         8: Contracting Authority
      Rutland County Council
      Catmose, Oakham, LE15 6HP, United Kingdom