Rail Safety and Standards Board: 790651433 Audit and Taxation Services (via Lot 21 and Lot 26 CPC AUDIT SERVICES FRAMEWORK - REF: CPC/RL/01/2020 via Tenet Procurement)

UK-London: Internal audit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       RSSB
       1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2031425351, Email: Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
       Main Address: www.rssb.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: RSSB

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: RSSB

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: 790651433 Audit and Taxation Services (via Lot 21 and Lot 26 CPC AUDIT SERVICES FRAMEWORK - REF: CPC/RL/01/2020 via Tenet Procurement)            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: 790651433 Audit and Taxation Services (via Lot 21 and Lot 26 CPC AUDIT SERVICES FRAMEWORK - REF: CPC/RL/01/2020 via Tenet Procurement)

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 750,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: RSSB was seeking to procure a firm to deliver Audit and Taxation Services for the year end 31st March 2024, which will require appointment at the annual AGM in November 2023. The contract period will commence November 2023, for an initial period of five (5) years with options to extend up to a further five (5) years.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria / Weighting: 75
                  
      Price - Weighting: 25
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:This contract is subject to optional extensions for up to a further five years.

      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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 790651433 Audit and Taxation Services via CPC AUDIT SERVICES FRAMEWORK - REF: CPC/RL/01/2020    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 08/04/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             BUZZACOTT LLP (OC329687),, OC329687
             130 Wood Street, London,, EC2V 6DL, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2031425651, Email: Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 750,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 750,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: Procured via further competition from Lot 21 and Lot 26 CPC AUDIT SERVICES FRAMEWORK - REF: CPC/RL/01/2020 via Tenet Procurement)
To view this notice, please click here:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=838220998

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          RSSB
          1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2031425351

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          RSSB
          1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2031425351

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          RSSB
          1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2031425351

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/01/2024




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          This was a further competition call-off from Lot 21 and Lot 26 CPC AUDIT SERVICES FRAMEWORK - REF: CPC/RL/01/2020 via Tenet Procurement)