Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-03-27
Buyer: NWUPC Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66600000 | 79200000 | 79210000 | 79211000 | 79212000
Estimated value: 150000000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for financial services. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/files/2016/01/HEPCW-Members1.pdf https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for financial services. Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for the provision of financial services for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the tenderer. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by tenderers. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. The framework agreement will be split into five (5) lots as follows:
Lot 1 internal audit includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; internal audits, financial audits, audit strategy and methodology, risk, governance and internal control processes and wider audit services. This list is not exhaustive.
The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for financial services. Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for the provision of financial services for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the tenderer. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by tenderers. This framework agreement will commence on 1 July 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 30 June 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 30 June 2022 and a further 12 months until 30 June 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. The framework agreement will be split into five (5) lots as follows:
Lot 2 External audit includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; external audit, statutory audits, grant certification. This list is not exhaustive.
The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for financial services. Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for the provision of financial services for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the tenderer. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by tenderers. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. The framework agreement will be split into five (5) lots as follows:
Lot 3 Taxation services includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; indirect tax, employment taxes including apprenticeship levy, corporate tax and stamp duty land tax and land transaction tax. This list is not exhaustive.
The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for financial services. Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a framework agreement for the provision of financial services for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the tenderer. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by tenderers. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. The framework agreement will be split into five (5) lots as follows:
Lot 4 Accountancy services includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; financial accounting, financial strategies, green book advice, management accounting including risk advice, advisory and compliance, budgeting and private funding. This list is not exhaustive.
The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for financial services. Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any tender and reserves the right not to conclude a Framework Agreement for the provision of financial services for which tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship. All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a tender are to be borne by the tenderer. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by tenderers. This framework agreement will commence on 1 August 2019 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 July 2021 with the option to extend the agreement for 12 months until 31 July 2022 and a further 12 months until 31 July 2023 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance. The framework agreement will be split into five (5) lots as follows:
Lot 5 Treasury services includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; treasury advisory, treasury management and treasury management risks. This list is not exhaustive.
The award process is still being finalized with additional suppliers. Once this has been finalized an addendum to this notice will be made, or another notice created.


Winner: TIAA Ltd
Award value: 150000000
Number of bids: 7