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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,170,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
•Lot 1 – Pensions
•Lot 2 – Property
•Lots 3 – Digital Financial Audit
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
Please refer to ITT for more detail.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Consideration of Framework renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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) 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
Please refer to ITT for more detail.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,850,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Consideration of Framework renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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) 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
Please refer to ITT for more detail.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,320,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Consideration of Framework renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Please refer to the procurement documents
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the procurement documents
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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
Framework agreement with several operators
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Place
london
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
procurement team
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
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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GO Reference: GO-202197-PRO-18865980
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