Highways England Forensic Audit Framework
The intention of this new Framework is to procure fully independent auditing of the commercial activities associated with current and future projects and contracts.
United Kingdom-Birmingham: Accounting and auditing services
2020/S 232-573911
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Town: Birmingham
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: B1 1RN
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: brad.benson@highwaysengland.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england
Address of the buyer profile: https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Forensic Audit Framework
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The intention of this new framework is to procure fully independent auditing of the commercial activities associated with current and future projects and contracts.
This will be delivered via discrete package orders which will be for thorough and focused audit activities which could be targeted at any of Highways England’s projects, programmes or third party procurement agreements.
The scope of the audits will be to focus on the contractual compliance, activities and performance of Highways England’s third party providers as well as the interaction with and of the activities of internal Highways England team who are part of project/programme delivery.
This is to ensure the validity, integrity, reliability and independence of the audit findings.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Highways England is looking for a maximum of six suppliers on a single lot framework to deliver forensic commercial auditing services for a breadth of existing and future contracts.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
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.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
The contracting authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers instructions on how to take part in this tender:
1) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
— browse to the eSourcing portal: https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register;
— accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’;
— enter your correct business and user details;
— note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete;
— you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2) Express an Interest in the tender:
— login to the portal with the username/password;
— click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ link (These are Pre- Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier);
— click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content;
— click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of this page;
— this will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITT’s page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only);
— you can now access any attachments by clicking.
The ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3) Responding to the tender:
— click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining);
— you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
— note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT;
— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The successful tenderer will be required to sign the Highways England Fair Payment Charter as a condition of acceptance of their tender.
As a supplier/organisation looking to bid for public sector contracts you should be aware that tender documentation for contracts over GBP 10 000 will be published on a single website and made available to the public. You should also be aware that if your bid is successful the resulting contract will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to tender documentation and/or contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law, to protect commercial interests and for the protection of national security. Highways England are committed to ensuring public sector procurement is used, where possible, to promote skills training and open up apprenticeship opportunities on public sector projects and programmes. The tenderer with the most economically advantageous tender will be required to accept the Highways England Fair Payment Charter as a condition of acceptance of their tender.
VI.4.1)Review body
Postal address: The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street
Town: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: Brad.Benson@highwaysengland.co.uk
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: