Financial Consultancy Services Liverpool
Internal, Statutory Audit, VAT and Tax Advice.
United Kingdom-Liverpool: Financial consultancy services
2014/S 199-351787
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Sovini Limited
Atlantic House, Atlantic Park, Dunnings Bridge Road
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Helen Marsh
L30 4TH Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 8450340898
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sovini.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28928
Electronic access to information: www.mytenders.org
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.mytenders.org
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
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 9: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Liverpool.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
LOT 1: Internal Audit
LOT 2: Statutory (External) Audit
LOT 3: VAT and Tax Advice
It is anticipated that if new organisations join the Group then these organisations will also be able to utilise this contract
The contract is for an initial 3 year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site athttp://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=141990
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available athttp://www.myTenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66171000, 79200000, 79212100
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Sovini are looking for expertise in the following services to advice the Group as necessary.
LOT 1: Internal Audit, LOT 2: External Audit, LOT 3: VAT and Tax Advice for a minimum of 3 years with the possible extension of a further 2 years dependent on performance.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 390 000 and 650 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1Lot title: Internal Audit
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79200000, 79212100
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 150 000 and 275 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 2Lot title: Statutory (External) Audit
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79200000, 79212100
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 165 000 and 300 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 3Lot title: VAT and Tax Advice
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79200000, 66171000
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 30 000 and 75 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
(1) A statement of the candidate’s average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.
(3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures.
(4) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Per lot.
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Helen Marsh
Atlantic House, Dunningsbridge Road
L30 4TH Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: helen.marsh@sovini.co.uk
Telephone: +44 3003651111
Internet address: www.sovini.co.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: