Plus Dane Housing Limited: External Audit Services

UK-Liverpool: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Plus Dane Housing Ltd
       13-15 Rodney Street, Liverpool, L1 9EF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1517084636, Email: Procurement@plusdane.co.uk
       Main Address: https://plusdane.delta-esourcing.com/
       NUTS Code: UKD

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: External Audit Services            
      Reference number: PDT-18-058

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Plus Dane Housing (PDH) intends to enter into a contract with a single service provider for a period of 5 years, to provide external audit services. The contract will commence in January 2020, with the first year end being 31 March 2020.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 276,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79212000 - Auditing services.
            79210000 - Accounting and auditing services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Plus Dane Housing (PDH) intends to enter into a contract with a single service provider for a period of 5 years, to provide external audit services. The contract will commence in January 2020, with the first year end being 31 March 2020.

The audit must be carried out in accordance with auditing standards, the relevant SORPs, and comprise such examination of the statements, underlying records and control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion of the financial statements.

The external auditor should report on significant weaknesses in accounting and internal control systems in a management letter, and review the board’s statement on internal controls. A comprehensive report should be prepared and presented to the Audit & Risk Committee and/or Board(s) as required.

The external auditor will also be required to report on other returns required by the Regulator of social housing, Homes England, lenders or other stakeholders as required as part of the service delivered

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2019/S 194-471821
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 13/12/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             BDO LLP
             55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 276,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court of England and Wales
          Royal Courts of Justice, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1513578747

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          High Court of England and Wales
          Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1517084636

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Plus Dane will observe a standstill period following the award of the Contract and conduct itself in respect of anyappeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          N/A
          , Rossfield Road, N/A, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1517084636

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/01/2020