Contract

Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor

  • National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) 

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-018686

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0

Published 3 August 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) 

10 South Colonnade 1st floor

London

E14 4PU

Contact

Kat Humphries

Email

procurement@nestcorporation.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI4 - Inner London – East

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nestpensions.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor

Reference number

TEN-2021-026

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212000 - Auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A contract to provide the annual audit of a type-2 assurance report, in accordance with the Tech AAF 05/20 framework, to be delivered in line with Regulatory requirements and the Master Trust supervisory return submission which falls due three months within the scheme year-end.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Nest sought proposals from suppliers to provide the annual audit of a type-2 assurance report, in accordance with the Tech AAF 05/20 framework, to be delivered in line with Regulatory requirements and the Master Trust supervisory return submission which falls due three months within the scheme year-end.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality: Proposal / Weighting: 70%

Quality criterion - Name: Quality: Presentation / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 20%

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-002425


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

TEN-2021-026

Title

Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 July 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

30 Finsbury Square

London

EC2A 1AG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Nest Corporation

London

Country

United Kingdom