National Audit Office: Financial Audit Services

UK-Victoria: Accounting and auditing services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      National Audit Office
      157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SP, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2077987372, Email: Z3-Procurement@nao.gsi.gov.uk, URL: www.nao.gov.uk
      Electronic Access URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/374S6YYDN4
      Electronic Submission URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/374S6YYDN4

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      Other: Audit

   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: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Financial Audit Services
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 9

         Region Codes: UK - UNITED KINGDOM         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement                                                        

      II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:      
            Framework agreement with several operators
            maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
         Duration of the framework agreement:
                        Duration in months: 36
         Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years:
         The Framework will not exceed 48 months
         Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
                                    
            Range between: 7,000,000 and 10,000,000
            Currency: GBP
                  
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Accounting and auditing services. Statutory audit services. Financial auditing services. Accounting, auditing and fiscal services. Fraud audit services. Corporate governance rating services. Training programme services. Auditing services. Accounting review services. The National Audit Office is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of services and advice in relation to financial audit work and all aspects of auditing annual financial statements
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79210000 - Accounting and auditing services.
         
         79212300 - Statutory audit services.
         
         79212100 - Financial auditing services.
         
         79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
         
         79212400 - Fraud audit services.
         
         79212110 - Corporate governance rating services.
         
         80521000 - Training programme services.
         
         79212000 - Auditing services.
         
         79212500 - Accounting review services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      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 National Audit Office is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of services and advice in relation to financial audit work and all aspects of auditing annual financial statements                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 7,000,000 and 10,000,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: The Framework Agreement will be for 3 years with an option to extend for one further year       
      If known, Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
                  
         Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
                            
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                  
         Number of possible renewals: 1
                           
      If known, in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:
         Duration in months: 12
         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Participants will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by the Contracting Authority if considered appropriate .
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      No special legal form is required but if a contract is awarded to a consortium, the Contracting Authority may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the Framework Agreement.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      Any other condition as specified in the tender documentation      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      Participants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, on the basis of information provided in response to the Invitation to Tender.
The Invitation to Tender Document is located at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/374S6YYDN4      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating of the requirements are met: Participants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, on the basis of information provided in response to the Invitation to Tender.
The Invitation to Tender Document is located at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/374S6YYDN4         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         The potential Framework Agreement Value must not exceed 10% of turnover.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         Not Provided      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      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: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
   
   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: GEN/12/37      
      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
         Date: 25/03/2013
         Time: 17:00      
      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
         Duration in days: 90
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Place:
         Electronically via e-tendering tool
         Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: No


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   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: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria:-Accounting-and-auditing-services./374S6YYDN4

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/374S6YYDN4
GO-201321-PRO-4559271 TKR-201321-PRO-4559270
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      National Audit Office
      157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SP, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2077987372, Email: Z3-Procurement@nao.gsi.gov.uk

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               National Audit Office
         157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SP, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 2077987372, Email: Z3-Procurement@nao.gsi.gov.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Participants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the participant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 5), as amended, provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 01/02/2013

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