SURF B.V., the national research and education network organization of the Netherlands, is seeking an external accounting partner for a series of services. The assignment includes (A) auditing the annual accounts of SURF B.V. and the consolidated annual accounts of the Coöperatie, (B) a natural advisory function for financial and tax matters, and (C) the preparation of statements regarding subsidies, OCW, EZK, and EU funding, including statements for institutions and members. Optionally, additional advisory assignments in the field of accounting services may be carried out. The procedure is public, aimed at transparency and competition, and requires a partner with experience in public organizations, knowledge of subsidy and EU regulations, and expertise in consolidation.
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01What is being requested
SURF B.V., the national research and education network organization of the Netherlands, is seeking an external accounting partner for a series of services. The assignment includes (A) auditing the annual accounts of SURF B.V. and the consolidated annual accounts of the Coöperatie, (B) a natural advisory function for financial and tax matters, and (C) the preparation of statements regarding subsidies, OCW, EZK, and EU funding, including statements for institutions and members. Optionally, additional advisory assignments in the field of accounting services may be carried out. The procedure is public, aimed at transparency and competition, and requires a partner with experience in public organizations, knowledge of subsidy and EU regulations, and expertise in consolidation.
The Assignment consists of the components below: • A Audit of the annual accounts (SURF B.V. and consolidated for the Coöperatie); • B Natural advisory function; • C Statements (subsidy-related, OCW, EZK, and EU, and institutions/members). Optional: additional advisory assignments related to accounting services.
02Outcome
Mazars N.V.
03Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
04Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
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08Estimated value versus the market
€ 200K
€ 640K
€ 3,0 mln
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