Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2024-515614

FTS Reference: 2024-011660

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: Jo Tudor
Telephone: +44 1392723333
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
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

Sustainability Data Assurance
Reference number:  UOE/2023/051/JT
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79212000  -  Auditing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

We are seeking an appropriately experienced and qualified consultancy to supply independent assurance of our annual sustainability data from 2023/24 onwards (reporting period 1 August – 31 July) undertaken against the ISAE3000 assurance standard. A private management report is needed as well as a public limited assurance opinion. The first year for which we require independent assurance is on 2023/24 data but to enable the process to be as smooth as possible we’d like you to start on the 2022/23 data and provide us with interim findings report to inform planning.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  400000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71621000  -  Technical analysis or consultancy services
72225000  -  System quality assurance assessment and review services
72316000  -  Data analysis services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

We are seeking an appropriately experienced and qualified consultancy to supply independent assurance of our annual sustainability data from 2023/24 onwards (reporting period 1 August – 31 July) undertaken against the ISAE3000 assurance standard. A private management report is needed as well as a public limited assurance opinion. The first year for which we require independent assurance is on 2023/24 data but to enable the process to be as smooth as possible we’d like you to start on the 2022/23 data and provide us with interim findings report to inform planning.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical  /  Weighting:  40
Cost criterion  -  Name:  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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Attached as document

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: 2023/S 000-023515

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Sustainability Data Assurance

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

27/02/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  9
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
OC303525
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH
UK
Telephone: +44 0207853500
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  400000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK