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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2022-555723

FTS Reference: 2022-006072

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

University of Exeter
RC000653
Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
UK
Contact person: Jodie Underhay
E-mail: j.underhay@exeter.ac.uk
NUTS code:  UKK4 -  Devon
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.exeter.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/53042

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Internal Audit Services for Grant Funded Projects
Reference number:  UOE/2021/072/JU
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79212200  -  Internal audit services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The University of Exeter is seeking to appoint an auditor for an initial period of one year but extendable up to three more years to carry out audits on all of our European Commission research grants under the Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and Innovative Medicines Initiative programmes as well as the US Single Audit on our National Institutes of Health and National Institute for Mental Health Research grants.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  300000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79212000  -  Auditing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKK4 -  Devon
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The University of Exeter is seeking to appoint an auditor for an initial period of one year but extendable up to three more years to carry out audits on all of our European Commission research grants under the Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and Innovative Medicines Initiative programmes as well as the US Single Audit on our National Institutes of Health and National Institute for Mental Health Research grants.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
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 the 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 FTS: 2021/S 000-030421

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Internal Audit Services for Grant Funded Projects

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/02/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

LEES Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors
04715326
Ingram House, Meridian Way
Norwich
NR7 0TA
UK
E-mail: j.gray@leesaccountants.co.uk
NUTS code:  UKK4 -  Devon

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  300000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK