University of East Anglia External Audit Tender

Section I: Contracting authority

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

University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia and Norwich Research Park, Norfolk
Contact point(s): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/asp/home.asp
For the attention of: Steve Whitehead
NR4 7TJ Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 6003592402
E-mail: s.whitehead@uea.ac.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.uea.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/asp/home.asp

Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/asp/home.asp

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/asp/home.asp

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:

External Audit 2015.

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
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ.

NUTS code UKH13

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The university requires the provider to undertake the annual statutory audit of its financial statements and to carry out other regulatory audit requirements associated with reporting to external bodies such as HEFCE, NCTL and the US loans agency. Providers are expected to have previous, recent experience of undertaking such activities within the HE sector and to demonstrate an effective approach to carrying out the work effectively and with the necessary knowledge and insight into sector issues. The 1^st accounts to be audited are those for the year to 31.7.2017.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79212100

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

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 university requires the provider to undertake the annual statutory audit of its financial statements and to carry out other regulatory audit requirements associated with reporting to external bodies such as HEFCE, NCTL and the US loans agency. Providers are expected to have previous, recent experience of undertaking such activities within the HE sector and to demonstrate an effective approach to carrying out the work effectively and with the necessary knowledge and insight into sector issues. The 1^st accounts to be audited are those for the year to 31.7.2017.

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

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:

Joint and Several.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

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 number of operators: 5

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

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

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

PUR/CON/638

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

28.3.2016 – 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

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

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

If you are interested in this contract please log onto our electronic tendering portal InTend: (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/asp/home.asp), and follow the instruction to register on the system and download the tender documentation.

InTend is an electronic tender system. It allows us to advertise our requirements for services and goods and for suppliers to express their interest in such opportunities. The system provides for the secure transfer of documents; queries to be dealt with sufficiently; evaluation of PQQs and short-listing suppliers; evaluation of tender returns and finally award of contract.

if you are interested in this contract, please log onto our electronic tendering portal InTend: (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/asp/home.asp), and follow the instruction to register on the system and download the tender documentation.

InTend is an electronic tender system. It allows us to advertise our requirements for services and goods and for suppliers to express their interest in such opportunities. The system provides for the secure transfer of documents; queries to be dealt with sufficiently; evaluation of PQQs and short-listing suppliers; evaluation of tender returns and finally award of contract.
Please note this is a Restricted Procedure, initially Only Qualification Questionnaires are to be submitted be submitted by 22.2.2016 (do not send the ITT at this stage 0).

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:

21.1.2016