Internal Audit Services Tender South Lakeland District Council

Internal Audit Services Tender South Lakeland Council

Contractors are required to bid for the work at both Councils as two separate lots.

United Kingdom-Kendal: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

2015/S 155-285860

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

South Lakeland District Council
South lakeland House, Lowther Street
For the attention of: Mrs Karen Crump
LA9 4DQ Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1539793145
E-mail: karen.crump@southlakeland.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/

Electronic access to information: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street
For the attention of: Mrs Karen Crump
LA9 4DQ Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1539793145
E-mail: karen.crump@southlakeland.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street
For the attention of: Mrs Karen Crump
LA9 4DQ Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1539793145
E-mail: karen.crump@southlakeland.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street
For the attention of: Mrs Karen Crump
LA9 4DQ Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1539793145
E-mail: karen.crump@southlakeland.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street
LA9 4DQ Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM

Eden District Council
Town Hall
CA11 7QF Penrith
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Internal 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 UKD1

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)

South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) and Eden District Council (EDC) are carrying out a joint procurement for their Internal Audit Services. Contractors are required to bid for the work at both Councils as two( 2) separate lots. The expectation is that a contractor will be appointed to deliver the service to both authorities, however each Authority reserves the right not to appoint the preferred contractor following evaluation. This could result in the contract being awarded for delivery to one (1) Authority only. Bidders should note that the two (2) Authorities have differing requirements.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79200000, 79212200, 79210000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

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:

South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) and Eden District Council (EDC) are carrying out a joint procurement for their Internal Audit Services. Contractors are required to bid for the work at both Councils as two (2) separate lots. The expectation is that a contractor will be appointed to deliver the service to both authorities, however each Authority reserves the right not to appoint the preferred contractor following evaluation. This could result in the contract being awarded for delivery to one (1) Authority only. Bidders should note that the two (2) Authorities have differing requirements. The initial contract term is for three (3) years, with two (2) optional one-year extension periods.

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

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Included in the Invitation to Tender.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Included in the Invitation to Tender.

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

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

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:

0226

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 1.9.2015 – 19:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

14.9.2015 – 19:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

11.8.2015

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

in days: 180 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 15.9.2015 – 11:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Tender box on the electronic portal ‘The Chest’ will be opened by the Director or Assistant Director of South Lakeland District Council.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The timing depends on whether contract extensions are taken up.

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

South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street
LA9 4UQ Kendal
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: karen.crump@southlakeland.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1539793145

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:

10.8.2015