Published date: 25 January 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 February 2021, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£375,000

Procurement reference

NCCT42140

Published date

25 January 2021

Closing date

24 February 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

3 May 2021

Contract end date

3 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Norfolk County Council wishes to procure audit services in France for the audit of expenditure incurred by the Interreg VA France (Channel) England European Territorial Cooperation Programme. Some additional work may be required, including ad-hoc audit work in the eligible area in England and ad-hoc advice on technical issues, such as sampling, public procurement or state aid.

The Interreg France (Channel) England Programme seeks to address common challenges on both sides of the Channel through cooperation to develop innovation projects, low carbon initiatives and enhance the attractiveness of the area.

The programme area covers the south and east coasts of England from Cornwall to Norfolk, and the north coast

of France from Finistère to Pas-de-Calais. The programme map is available at https://interreg5afce.eu/assets/

downloads/Programme-Map.jpg.

The audit work is to be carried out over 45 months commencing May 2021, and itself may be subject to audit by the European Commission to ensure compliance with the applicable EU Regulations.

The contract will be entered in to under English Law, although auditors must be suitably experienced, qualified and registered to undertake audit work in both France and England. Payment will be made in Euros and the value of the contract above is in Euros, not Sterling.

More information

Links

Additional text

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the procurement system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc.

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles

Once registered you will be able to view the procurement under the tenders section and express an interest. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the support team by phoning +44 1144070065 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Dawson

Address

Martineau Lane
NORWICH
NR12DH
England

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home