External Audit Services - Abandoned

Concepts

• auditing services
• devon
• computer audit
• accounting and auditing
• fiscal services
• financial auditing
• statutory audit
• fraud audit
• environmental auditing
• corporate environmental auditing

Location

Plymouth

Description

The university is looking for suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for the provision of external audit and corporation tax compliance services in accordance with all relevant professional standards and regulatory requirements. The University is seeking a provider who can deliver a high- quality service delivered in an efficient manner and offer a distinctive, innovative, proactive and professional approach to external audit. The provider will also be responsible for the provision of external audit and corporation tax compliance services to the six subsidiary entities of the University of Plymouth. More information regarding the requirement, can be found within the tender specification document (Schedule 3, within the tender pack).

Total Quantity or Scope

The provider will also be responsible for the provision of external audit and corporation tax compliance services to the six subsidiary entities of the University of Plymouth; - University Commercial Services Plymouth Limited - University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited - PMS (Facilities) Plymouth Limited - Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC (PDSE CIC) - PDSE Limited - University of Plymouth Services Limited The provider will be responsible for the provision of external audit services for any new subsidiary entities set up or acquired by the University during the course of the contract. The fee for any such audit to be in line with those tendered for the current subsidiaries, scaled for complexity and size. There is a subsidiary company review underway which will be concluded in Autumn 2023 and is likely to result in an amended streamlined and optimal group structure.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79212000 - Auditing services
• 72150000 - Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services
• 72810000 - Computer audit services
• 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
• 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
• 79212100 - Financial auditing services
• 79212300 - Statutory audit services
• 79212400 - Fraud audit services
• 90714000 - Environmental auditing
• 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The University of Plymouth issued a contract notice on 21 April 2023 (Ref: 2023/S 000-011575) to procure External Audit Services. Following this call for competition, the University has reached a decision not to award a contract and is therefore issuing this Notice of Abandonment.