Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wales Audit Office
24 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9LJ
UK
Contact person: Darren Evans
Telephone: +44 7507686066
E-mail: darren.evans@audit.wales
Fax: +44 2920320600
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.audit.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0519
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Invitation to tender for External Audit Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement exercise will establish a Services Contract for the purchase of External Audit Services to Wales Audit Office.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
232 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79212000
79212300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
Cardiff
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Wales Audit Office is seeking an independent External Audit Provider to audit the Wales Audit Office's accounts and undertake examinations into the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness with which the Auditor General and the Wales Audit Office have used their resources in discharging their functions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Experience of the Lead Auditor/Partner
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Experience of team
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: How the Services will be delivered
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Quality arrangements and standards
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Approach to stakeholder engagement
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Presentation - Provision of assurance
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-009676
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/10/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSM
St Philips Point, Temple Row
Birmingham
B25AF
UK
Telephone: +44 212143100
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 232 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:125904)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/10/2022