Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
SW1W 9SP
Contact
Central Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 2077987372
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Specialist Audit Services Framework
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Specialist Audit Services Framework
Reference number
GEN_21_29
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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
For more information on this framework please access www.delta-esourcing.com
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £6,972,100
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Pensions
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.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
two.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
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.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.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Property
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.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
two.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
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.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.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Digital Financial Audit
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.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
two.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
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-022175
four.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
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
GEN21_29
Lot No
1
Title
Specialist Audit Services Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Deloitte LLP
1 New Street Square
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC303675
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
Queen Square
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC301540
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
london
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC303525
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,260,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Gen21_29
Lot No
2
Title
Specialist Audit Services Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Deloitte LLP
1 New Street Square
london
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC303675
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst & Young LLP
1 More London Place
london
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC300001
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
One St Peter’s Square
manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC301540
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,220,500
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Specialist Audit Services Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 November 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Azets
Titanium 1
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
10570584
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst & Young LLP
1 More London Place
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC300001
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
1 Sovereign Square
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC301540
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,491,600
Section six. Complementary information
six.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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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=646233612
GO Reference: GO-2022526-PRO-20205422
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road,
London
SW1W9SP
Telephone
+44 2077987000
Country
United Kingdom