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External audit and other financial services.

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Seren Group
Exchange House, High Street
For the attention of: Simon Jones, Group Resources Director
NP20 1AA Newport
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1633233862
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.seren-group.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA21431

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Other: Registered Social Landlord
I.3)Main activity
Housing and community amenities
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

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
External audit and other financial services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 9: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Newport, South Wales.

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Seren Group is seeking tenders for the post of external auditor for 5 years commencing with the audit of the 31.3.2014 financial year. There will be an option to extend the appointment on an annual basis for a maximum of 3 further years.
The services will cover:
- Audit of the financial statements of each Group Member
- Taxation services where appropriate
- Ad hoc certifications, for example in respect of grant funded activity
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79200000, 79212100, 79212300, 79212000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Lowest offer 168 000 and highest offer 270 960 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Approach & Expertise. Weighting 40
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 160-279612 of 20.8.2013

Section V: Award of contract

Lot title: External Audit Services
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
25.11.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 7
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Kpmg Llp
Kpmg Llp, Infrastructure Government & Healthcare, Floor 39, Floor 12, 15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf,
E14 5GL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.kpmg.co.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
If annual or monthly value:

V.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
(WA Ref:5324)
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Seren Group Board
Exchange House High Street
NP201AA Newport
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
10.1.2014