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| Title: | Specialist Audit Services Framework |
| Notice type: | Contract Award Notice |
| Authority: | National Audit Office |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Open |
| Short Description: | The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help to improve public services through our high-quality audits. The NAO’s Specialist Audit Service Framework is a fundamental part of being able to carry out our purpose and achieve our objectives. We are looking for firms who we can work in partnership with to ensure the delivery of high-quality audits which support effective accountability and lead to better financial reporting and financial management by public bodies. Our contract is divided into 3 Lots •Lot 1 – Pensions •Lot 2 – Property •Lots 3 – Digital Financial Audit For more information on this framework please access www.delta-esourcing.com |
| Published: | 26/05/2022 10:42 |
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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 2077987372, Email: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
Contact: Central Procurement Team
Main Address: http://www.nao.org.uk/
NUTS Code: UKI
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: Yes
I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Specialist Audit Services Framework
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Specialist Audit Services Framework
Reference number: GEN_21_29
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help to improve public services through our high-quality audits. The NAO’s Specialist Audit Service Framework is a fundamental part of being able to carry out our purpose and achieve our objectives. We are looking for firms who we can work in partnership with to ensure the delivery of high-quality audits which support effective accountability and lead to better financial reporting and financial management by public bodies. Our contract is divided into 3 Lots
•Lot 1 – Pensions
•Lot 2 – Property
•Lots 3 – Digital Financial Audit
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II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 6,972,100
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
II.2.1) Title:Pensions
Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Pension
The provision of actuarial specialist advice and engagement to support the delivery of NAO audits across sectors over the 2021-22, 2022-23 2023-24 and 2024-25 audit cycles. Within this Lot, the supplier will be required to provide the following services:
Actuarial expert secondments
Direct support to NAO audits
Support to the NAO’s Pensions Centre of Expertise
Training and support to NAO audit teams
Learning and development for the NAO’s Pensions Centre of Expertise
Specialist skills
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Professional Ethics / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance processes / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Conflicts / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Audit approach and methodology - Lot specific / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Improving public services - Lot specific / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Skills and capabilities - - Lot specific / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Rate card - Average Pricing / 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: It is the NAO’s intention, subject to the requirement below, to award contracts for Lot 1 to three organisations, namely Deloitte LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and KPMG LLP.
II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
II.2.1) Title:Property
Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Property
The provision of actuarial specialist advice and engagement to support the delivery of NAO audits across sectors over the 2021-22, 2022-23 2023-24 and 2024-25 audit cycles. Within this Lot, the supplier will be required to provide the following services:
Training and support to NAO audit teams
Training for the NAO’s Property Centre of Expertise
Direct support to NAO audits
Support to the NAO’s Property Centre of Expertise
Specialist skills
Secondments
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Professional Ethics / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance processes / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Conflicts / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Audit approach and methodology - Lot specific / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Improving public services - Lot specific / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Skills and capabilities - Lot specific / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Rate card -Average pricing / 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: It is the NAO’s intention, subject to the requirement below, to award contracts for Lot 2 to three organisations, namely Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP.
II.2) Description (lot no. 3)
II.2.1) Title:Digital Financial Audit
Lot No:3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The NAO combines the use of digital tools, techniques and expertise to support the Financial Audit Service Line in auditing risks arising from digital solutions relevant to financial reporting across government. This includes applying IT audit and data enabled techniques, evaluating and testing controls within and associated with information systems relevant to financial reporting and providing expert advice and support for other digital matters. We further combine the management, operation and support of our audit tools, such as our data ingestion and analysis solutions, audit management and documentation solutions into our Digital Financial Audit team. We are seeking suppliers capable of providing Digital Financial Audit skills to support the delivery of NAO audits over the 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 audit cycles. Within this Lot, the supplier will be required to provide the following services:
Direct support to NAO audits
Support to the NAO’s Digital Financial Audit Team
Training and support to NAO audit teams
Training for the NAO’s Digital Financial Audit team
Specialist skills
Secondments
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Professional Ethics / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance processes / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Conflicts / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Audit approach and methodology- Lot specific / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Improving public services- Lot specific / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Skills and capabilities - Lot specific / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Rate card -Average Pricing / 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: It is the NAO’s intention, subject to the requirement below, to award contracts for Lot 3 to three organisations, namely Azets, Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP.
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: 2021/S 000-022175
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: Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Award Of Contract (No.1)
Contract No: GEN21_29
Lot Number: 1
Title: Specialist Audit Services Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided
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, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.2)
KPMG LLP, OC301540
Queen Square, Bristol, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, OC303525
1 Embankment Place, london, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
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: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 2,260,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.2)
Contract No: Gen21_29
Lot Number: 2
Title: Specialist Audit Services Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
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, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.2)
Ernst & Young LLP, OC300001
1 More London Place, london, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
KPMG LLP, OC301540
One St Peter’s Square, manchester, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
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: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 3,220,500
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.3)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 3
Title: Specialist Audit Services Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
Contractor (No.1)
Azets, 10570584
Titanium 1, Glasgow, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.2)
Ernst & Young LLP, OC300001
1 More London Place, London, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
KPMG LLP, OC301540
1 Sovereign Square, Leeds, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
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: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 1,491,600
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road,, London, SW1W9SP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2077987000, Email: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
Internet address: http://www.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: 26/05/2022