Contract award: UK-Barrow-in-Furness: research and development services and related consultancy services

UK-Barrow-in-Furness: research and development services and related consultancy services

2010/S 51-075213

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Barrow in Furness Borough Council, Town Hall, Attn: Mr Richard Hennah, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2LD, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1229876325. E-mail: rhennah@barrowbc.gov.uk.

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

  Regional or local authority.

  General public services.

  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:

  Provision of internal audit services.

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

  Services.

  Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Barrow in Furness,

  Cumbria,

  UK.

  NUTS code UKD.

II.1.3)The notice involves:

• II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

  Provision of statutory internal audit function for the Borough Council. Additional services of coordinating the Council's involvement with National Fraud Initiative, provision of the Council's Fraud Hotline and Whistleblowing service, auditing of community centre and charity accounts, and external funding checks on behalf of the Council as the accountable body. The Council requires a substantial on-site presence at all times.

• II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

  73000000.

• II.1.6)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

  Yes.

• II.2)TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
• II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s):

  Value: 715 000 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.

• IV.2.2)An electronic auction has been used:

  No.

• 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: 2009/s181260528 of 19.9.2009.

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT NO: NWCE-7VNLHT

TITLE: Provision of internal audit services.

V.1)Date of contract award decision:

• V.2)NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

  1.

• V.3)NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN:

  Furness Audit Ltd, 3 Hill Road, Barrow in Furness LA14 4EZ, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1229876393.

• V.4)INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT

  Initial estimated total value of the contract:

  Value: 143 000 GBP.

  Excluding VAT.

  If annual or monthly value: number of years: 5.

• V.5)THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED:

  No.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:

  No.

VI.2)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• VI.3)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:
• VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:

  Ola Oduwole, Corporate Services Director and Solicitor, Barrow Borough Council Town Hall Duke Street, Barrow in Furness LA14 2LD, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: ooduwole@barrowbc.gov.uk.

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:

  12.3.2010.