Tender

Provision of External Audit Services

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

27 Jun 2024 at 13:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is inviting tenders for the provision of External Audit Services on behalf of Ubico Ltd. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions on 29th July 2024. The contract duration is initially 2 years, with potential extensions up to 5 years. The total contract value is £225,000, and tenders must be submitted electronically via the specified platform.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for auditing services suppliers to compete for a significant contract with a public authority. Businesses specialising in auditing and financial services are well-suited to bid for this opportunity. The evaluation criteria will assess quality and price submissions, with the highest-scoring tenderer being awarded the contract. The process is open to all interested suppliers meeting the selection criteria outlined in the tender documents.

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Notice Title

Provision of External Audit Services

Notice Description

This Invitation to Tender is issued by Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) on behalf of Ubico Ltd via open procedure to seek a supplier for the Provision of External Audit Services. The initial term of the contract will be for the period of 2 years. The initial term may be extended by a period or periods of up to 3 years. Total potential Contract term including extensions is 5 years. Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Invitation to Tender is issued by Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) on behalf of Ubico Ltd and are seeking a supplier for the Provision of External Audit Services. On return of all tenders following tender return deadline, all submissions will initially be evaluated on a pass/fail basis and only tenderers who have passed this stage will their quality and price submission evaluated. Evaluation will be based on the below criteria (1) Selection Questionnaire (SQ) - Pass/Fail (2) Invitation to Tender (ITT) - Weighted Quality Questions and Price After evaluation of the ITT submissions, the one tenderer who achieves the highest score in both quality and price will be awarded the contract.

Renewal: The initial term of the contract will be for the period of 2 years. The initial term may be extended by a period or periods of up to 3 years. Total potential Contract term including extensions is 5 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04730c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019686-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£225,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£225,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Charlotte Biggs
Contact Email
charlotte.biggs@ubico.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1452328436

Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TH
Post Town
Gloucester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC, TLK13 Gloucestershire CC

Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

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