National Audit Office: Financial Instruments Framework

UK-Victoria: Financial auditing services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       National Audit Office
       157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2077987000, Email: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.nao.org.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:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Financial Instruments Framework            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79212100 - Financial auditing services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a place to multiple suppliers onto a Financial Instrument Framework to provide Financial Instrument Services for the provision of specialist advice, training and expertise to support the NAO audits sector this could include (but not limited to): 1.External expertise to support NAO audit teams 2.Delivery of financial instrument specific training 3.Ad-hoc technical accounting, advisory and project support

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,666,666.67
                  
         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: The National Audit Office has awarded a place to multiple suppliers onto a Financial Instrument Framework to provide Financial Instrument Services for the provision of specialist advice, training and expertise to support the NAO audits sector.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 60
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 40
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes       
      

   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
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-031708
      
   

   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: Not Provided    
   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: 01/02/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Deloitte LLP, OC303675
             1, New Street Square, London, EC4A 3HQ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Ernst & Young LLP, OC300001
             1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             Mazars LLP, OC308299
             30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.4)
             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, OC303525
             1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH, United Kingdom
             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: 3,200,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,666,000
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=774022277

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          National Audit Office
          157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SP, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2077987372, Email: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk

      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
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/04/2023