Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
The University requires an external auditor to provide the external audit of the University's annual consolidated financial statements and of the annual financial statements of its relevant UK and overseas subsidiary companies including pensions. Tenderers must be a UK-registered auditor, registered with a relevant UK accountancy body, and a Malaysian-registered auditor. Where the University requires external audit services to be provided for its overseas subsidiaries, the Tenderer will also need to confirm they (or their subcontractor that will be fulfilling the services locally) are compliant with local auditor registration requirements. The Tenderer will need to confirm they are compliant with the Financial Reporting Council's Code of Ethics particularly in respect of the start date of this Contract and the independence required for working with public interest entities. Procurement Process: This procurement process is being conducted as an Open procedure. Tenderers will need to achieve a minimum acceptable qualitative pass mark of 50%. Tenderers who do not achieve an overall qualitative score of 50% or higher will be excluded from the competition and will not receive a Commercial score. The University will tell you that you have been excluded from the procurement and why at the award stage. Contract Period: The University proposes to enter into a Contract for 10 years - this will be the maximum contract period, including any potential extensions with the successful tenderer(s). This will comprise of an initial contract period of 5 years with an option to extend by a further 5 years subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of the University. Contract Value: The estimated value of the initial 5-year contract term is in the region of PS875,000 - PS1,375,000 GBP (excluding VAT). The estimated value of the 5-year extension period is PS875,000 - PS1,375,000 GBP (excluding VAT). It is estimated, therefore, that the total value of this contract will be between PS1,750,000 and PS2,750,000 GBP (excluding VAT). Details of current expenditure or potential future uptake are given as a guide based on past purchasing and current planning to assist you in the preparation of your Tender. They should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods or services to any particular value and do not form part of the Contract. Additional information: E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend (https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers (as appropriate). All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1. Log in 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red 'Submit Return' button. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5ed8d843-a34e-427c-bbcd-8aad6abff0a4
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4e07f89-32ae-474d-a538-b82f57d0ed74
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,659,210 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Dec 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Jan 2022Expired
- Award Date
- 28 Nov 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Feb 2023 - 22 Feb 2028 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
- Contact Name
- Alice Mashford
- Contact Email
- procurement@soton.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Portswood
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Test
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4e07f89-32ae-474d-a538-b82f57d0ed74
20th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7542b389-fd53-4bd7-82e7-1da13b409c6d
6th April 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d43561ac-fe34-40b0-a1e8-f27b9ab0b66a
17th January 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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