Notice Information
Notice Title
EC0740 FP7 H2020 Grant Audit Services
Notice Description
The University of Edinburgh was awarded around 440 European Commission Framework Programme 7 research projects as either co-ordinator or partner. Those projects which have a contribution from the EC of more than EUR375k have to be certified by an independent auditor at the end of the project. There were around 178 projects that required or will require an audit. The University is currently involved in around 200 European Commission Horizon 2020 Framework projects as either co-ordinator or partner. It is estimated that, over the life of the H2020 programme, the University will participate in around 350 - 400 of these projects.
Lot Information
Lot 1
There are currently around 50 FP7 and 64 H2020 projects that require an audit over the next 5 years with the figure expected to increase as more projects are awarded throughout the Horizon 2020 Programme. We estimate that we will require around 30 to 35 audits per year over the next 5 years. The audits for these projects will not be split evenly throughout the year, therefore the contractor must have flexibility to be able to vary staff input according to the number of audits required each month. Where possible the University of Edinburgh will provide a forecast of the number of audits due each month over the following 12 months, this forecast would be updated and sent regularly to the contractor. For each FP7 project, where it is required, the auditor will need to provide a Certificate on the Financial Statement CFS. The purpose of this report of factual findings is to give the Commission relevant elements necessary to assess whether costs and, if relevant, the receipts and interests generated by the pre-financing charged under the project are claimed by the beneficiaries in accordance with the Relevant legal and financial provisions of the FP7 model Grant Agreement. In a change from FP6, the auditor's role is limited to reporting only factual findings as opposed to forming an independent opinion on the eligibility of costs. The Commission specifies in detail the procedures to be undertaken, and the auditor reports the factual findings observed as a result of performing those procedures as a basis for the Commission to conclude on the eligibility of the claims. The University already has a Certificate on the Methodology for FP7 projects. One of the benefits of this is that, where a project does have a contribution from the EC in excess of 375 thousand euros, only one audit is required at the end of the project and no interim audits are required. For each H2020 project, where it is required, the auditor will need to provide a Certificate on the Financial Statement CFS. Each project usually has more than one Reporting Period and a Financial Statement is required for each Reporting Period. The auditor will have to certify costs claimed on each Form C. However, no matter the number of Form Cs being audited, this is looked upon by the University as one audit.
Renewal: 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000504500
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV301120
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Aug 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Oct 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- elizabeth.lebost@ed.ac.uk, gordon.whittaker@ed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316502759, +44 1316509368
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL290633
EC0740 FP7 H2020 Grant Audit Services - The University of Edinburgh was awarded around 440 European Commission Framework Programme 7 research projects as either co-ordinator or partner. Those projects which have a contribution from the EC of more than EUR375k have to be certified by an independent auditor at the end of the project. There were around 178 projects that required or will require an audit. The University is currently involved in around 200 European Commission Horizon 2020 Framework projects as either co-ordinator or partner. It is estimated that, over the life of the H2020 programme, the University will participate in around 350 - 400 of these projects. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV301120
EC0740 FP7 H2020 Grant Audit Services - The University of Edinburgh was awarded around 440 European Commission Framework Programme 7 research projects as either co-ordinator or partner. Those projects which have a contribution from the EC of more than EUR375k have to be certified by an independent auditor at the end of the project. There were around 178 projects that required or will require an audit. The University is currently involved in around 200 European Commission Horizon 2020 Framework projects as either co-ordinator or partner. It is estimated that, over the life of the H2020 programme, the University will participate in around 350 - 400 of these projects.
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