Published date: 10 September 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 June 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

Location of contract

EH38EX

Value of contract

£330,000

Procurement reference

05960-2024

Published date

10 September 2024

Closing date

2 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 September 2024

Contract end date

25 November 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

WMCA (the "Authority") is currently preparing an assessment of a proposed bus franchising scheme in accordance with section 123B of the Transport Act 2000 as amended by the Bus Services Act 2017 (the "Act"), and is producing a franchising assessment ('the Assessment"). As part of meeting the requirements under the Act, the Authority requires a suitably qualified organisation to undertake an audit of the Assessment (the "Auditor"), to provide an independent assurance report (the "Report") and to express an opinion in relation to the following areas required by section 123D of the Act:

Whether the information relied upon by the Authority in considering the matters referred to in section 123B(3)(d) of the Act (the affordability of the scheme) or section 123B(3)(e) of the Act (the value for money of the proposed scheme) is of sufficient quality;

Whether the analysis of that information in the Assessment is of sufficient quality; and

Whether the Authority had due regard to the guidance issued under section 123B of the Act in preparing the Assessment.

Award information

Awarded date

8 September 2024

Contract start date

2 September 2024

Contract end date

25 November 2024

Total value of contract

£330,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Address

ATRIA ONE, 144 MORRISON STREET, EDINBURGH, EH3 8EX

Reference

Companies House number: OC300001

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Susannah Turton

Address

Po Box 9421
BIRMINGHAM
B193SD
England

Email

susannah.turton@wmca.org.uk