External Audit Services Tender
The provision of External Audit services for Anglia Ruskin University, its subsidiary and joint venture companies and the Anglia Trust.
UK-Chelmsford: Auditing services
2013/S 110-188404
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Anglia Ruskin University
Bishop Hall Lane
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Martina Senft
CM1 1SQ Chelmsford
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement@anglia.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.anglia.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
The Provision of External Audit Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 9: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
NUTS code UKH
Service category No 9: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
NUTS code UKH
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The provision of External Audit services for Anglia Ruskin University, its subsidiary and joint venture companies and the Anglia Trust.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79212000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The provision of External Audit services for Anglia Ruskin University, its subsidiary and joint venture companies and the Anglia Trust. In addition, audits are required for the US Direct Loan Program, the Teachers Pension Agency, the Teaching Agency and ad-hoc audits for specific projects.
An additional requirement is the preparation of the Corporation Tax returns for the subsidiary companies on an annual basis and Anglia Ruskin when specifically requested by HMRC.
The term of this audit will be initially for 5 years, with the option to extend for a further two years.
The service will commence on 1.4.2014, in preparation for the audit of the accounts for the year ending 31.7.2014.
Therefore, the term of the engagement will be initially for 5 years (with the option to extend for a further two years), expiring on 30th March 2019 (following the audit of the accounts to 31.7.2018).
An additional requirement is the preparation of the Corporation Tax returns for the subsidiary companies on an annual basis and Anglia Ruskin when specifically requested by HMRC.
The term of this audit will be initially for 5 years, with the option to extend for a further two years.
The service will commence on 1.4.2014, in preparation for the audit of the accounts for the year ending 31.7.2014.
Therefore, the term of the engagement will be initially for 5 years (with the option to extend for a further two years), expiring on 30th March 2019 (following the audit of the accounts to 31.7.2018).
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 1.4.2014. Completion 30.3.2019
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Please refer to the PQQ document.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please refer to the PQQ document.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Please refer to the PQQ document.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ document.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ document.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please refer to the PQQ document.
Please refer to the PQQ document.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 5
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
9.7.2013 – 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
6.6.2013