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YPO - 001213 Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract)

YPO

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

14 Dec 2023 at 09:44

Award

20 Nov 2023 at 14:28

Tender

06 Oct 2023 at 07:58

Summary of the contracting process

The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) recently completed a procurement process for Financial Audit Services. The contract covers auditing services and is valued at £300,000. YPO is based in Wakefield, United Kingdom, and the contract period extends from 2024 to 2028. The procurement method used was an Open Procedure with a tender deadline of 9th November 2023.

This opportunity created by YPO's tender for Financial Audit Services is suitable for businesses offering auditing services. With a contract value of £300,000 and a contract period extending to 2028, this tender presents a significant opportunity for providers of financial auditing services. Businesses in the auditing industry that can meet YPO's requirements and are capable of delivering high-quality services are well-positioned to compete for this contract.

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Notice Title

YPO - 001213 Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract)

Notice Description

Contract for the provision of External Financial Audit Services. The Contract is designed to meet the needs of YPO and any of YPO's wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies.

Lot Information

Lot 1

YPO is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and proper standards, that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for, and that these funds are used economically, efficiently and effectively. YPO is also responsible for putting in place proper arrangements for the governance of its affairs, facilitating the effective exercise of the Organisation's functions which include arrangements for the management of risk. YPO are looking for a provider to be appointed onto a Contract for the provision of External Financial Audit Services. The Contract is designed to meet the needs of YPO and any of YPO's wholly owned associated or subsidiary companies. The Contract will cover the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024.

Options: The Contract will cover the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2026 with two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract period will be taken by the end of May 2026 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 5 years, from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2028 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be renewed after 4.5 years from the commencement date.

Procurement Information

On 6th October 2023 YPO published Contract Notice (Notice Reference: 2023/S 000-029474) for the Supply of Financial Audit Services for YPO (Internal Contract). The opportunity was open for submissions until 9th November 2023, but YPO received no submissions. Therefore, YPO would like to award this contract through Regulation 32 in Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the grounds that: "32 (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests"

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040871
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036735-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

79212100 - Financial auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£80,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
There is a possibility that this framework will be renewed after 4.5 years from the commencement date.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YPO
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XE
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLE45 Wakefield

Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MAZARS

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