Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Audit Office
Northern Ireland Audit Office 106 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1EU
Contact
Declan Cooper
procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.niauditoffice.gov.uk
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Invitation to Tender for External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits - Northern Ireland Audit Office
Reference number
2024/S 000-025192
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality review of its financial audits.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-025192
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality review of its financial audits.
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The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality review of its financial audits. Further details are contained in section II.2.4
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£212,500
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£250,000
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Provision of External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits in central government in Northern Ireland
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NIAO is seeking a supplier to provide audits as set out in the accompanying procurement documents. The term of the arrangement is 3 + 1 + 1 years and NIAO is conducting the procurement using the open procedure.Please note that the estimated value set out in this notice is an estimate and not intended to be a cap on the value. The scope of the procurement intends to cover the requirements set out in this notice and the accompanying procurement documents, so this figure should be viewed as a guide rather than the final value.The detail of services and CPV codes are also indicative and contain the broad categorisation of services rather than particulars. Bidders should assume that the services actually required will also include extensions to related or ancillary services within each categorisation. The actual scope of services required may be narrower than that set out above.To ensure sufficient interest in the contract is generated, the services are not being divided into lots.NIAO is not observing the usual 30-day minimum period as the services are required urgently. The period selected will provide a reasonable period for bidders to respond and address our need for the contract to be live before the end of September.
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30 August 2024
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2 September 2024
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