EU Grants Audit Tender
To provide an external audit service in compliance with the Financial Memorandum between the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the University of Leeds.
United Kingdom-Leeds: Auditing services
2018/S 155-355979
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Purchasing Office, 1 – 3 Lifton Villas, Lifton Place
Leeds
LS2 9JZ
United Kingdom
Contact person: Ben Waters
Telephone: +44 1133431528
E-mail: a.b.waters@leeds.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKE42
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/8DVVZ6A8V2
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
External Audit and EU Grants Audit
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The University of Leeds requires a supplier(s);
To provide an external audit service in compliance with the Financial Memorandum between the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the University of Leeds, and in accordance with the Audit Code of Practice at Annex B of that memorandum. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_19/ (Lot 1)
To provide the External EU FP7 and H2020 Audit service (Lot 2)
The contract for each Lot will be for a period of 3 years. The contract may be extended by up to a further 4 years by agreement between the University and the supplier(s).
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
External Audit
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Leeds
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The University of Leeds requires a supplier(s);
To provide an external audit service in compliance with the Financial Memorandum between the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the University of Leeds, and in accordance with the Audit Code of Practice at Annex B of that memorandum. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_19/ (Lot 1)
The contract for each Lot will be for a period of 3 years. The contract may be extended by up to a further 4 years by agreement between the University and the supplier(s).
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract can be extended for up to a further 4 years taking the maximum possible term to 7 years.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
It is anticipated that the contract value over 7 years is likely to be between 750 000 GBP and 1 000 000 GBP.
II.2.1)Title:
External EU FP7 and H2020 Audit
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Leeds
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The University of Leeds requires a supplier;
To provide the External EU FP7 and H2020 Audit service (Lot 2)
The contract for each Lot will be for a period of 3 years. The contract may be extended by up to a further 4 years by agreement between the University and the supplier.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract can be extended for up to a further 4 years taking the maximum possible term to 7 years.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Leeds
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
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GO Reference: GO-2018810-PRO-12986983
VI.4.1)Review body
Leeds
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: