UK-Aberdeen: financial auditing services

Tender Details

Title	Description
Sector	Body governed by public law
Status	Contract notice
Market	Service contract
Procurement	Restricted procedure
Market Org	European Communities, with participation by GPA co
Award Criteria	The most economic tender
Date Published	9th Feb 2010
Country	UK
Reference	2010/S 27-038822
Main Activities	Education
Location	Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
CType	Supplies, Services
Common Procurement Vocabulary	Financial auditing services Auditing services Statutory audit services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Robert Gordon University Central Services Building, Garthdee Road , Contact: Procurement Office , Attn: Stephen Keith Aberdeen AB10 7FY UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 1224262059 . E-mail: s.keith@rgu.ac.uk . Fax +44 1224262660 Internet address(es) : General address of the contracting authority: www.rgu.ac.uk Address of the buyer profile: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00399 Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Robert Gordon University Central Services Building, Garthdee Road , Contact: Documents available at www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk , Attn: Stephen Keith Aberdeen AB10 7FY UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 1224262059 . E-mail: s.keith@rgu.ac.uk . Fax +44 1224262660 . URL: www.rgu.ac.uk Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

Body governed by public law. Education.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION

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

External audit services.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

Services. Service category: No 9. Main place of performance: Aberdeen, Scotland. NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

II.1.3) The notice involves:

A public contract.

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:

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

External statutory audit of the University group's financial statements. External statutory audit of the University's financial statements. External statutory audit of University subsidiary financial statements. Attendance and presentation at Audit Committee. Provide advice on adherence to accounting, financial reporting and auditing standards. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=184091

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

79212100 Financial auditing services 79212000 Auditing services 79212300 Statutory audit services

II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes.

II.1.8) Division into lots:

No.

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

Three-year contract (with possible one-year extension) from the year ended 31.7.10 for external audit of the University as per II.1.5 above.

II.2.2) Options:

No.

II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

Duration in months: 36 (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 regulating them:

Delivery Payment.

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 to which the performance of the contract is subject:

No.

III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: All information required will be indicated in the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be downloaded at the address of the buyer profile given at 1.1 of this Notice. This must be completed and returned with all the supporting documents no later than the deadline given at IV.3.4 of this Notice.

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: All information required will be indicated in the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be downloaded at the address of the buyer profile given at 1.1 of this Notice. This must be completed and returned with all the supporting documents no later than the deadline given at IV.3.4 of this Notice.

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: All information required will be indicated in the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be downloaded at the address of the buyer profile given at 1.1 of this Notice. This must be completed and returned with all the supporting documents no later than the deadline given at IV.3.4 of this Notice. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Bidding companies must have significant experience of having successfully and satisfactorily delivered similar audit services to Higher Education establishments in recent years.

III.2.4) Reserved contracts:

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

Yes. Must be a firm of registered auditors.

III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

Yes.

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 minimum number: 5. Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: These are set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

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) An electronic auction will be used:

No.

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

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

007/10/SK.

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

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

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

8.3.2010 - 12:00.

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

15.3.2010.

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 tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

Yes. Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 36-48 months.

VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

(SC Ref:184091).

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:

5.2.2010.

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