Scope
Description
Financial Audit Services to be provided to National Energy System Operator Limited
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,900,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 September 2025 to 1 September 2030
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79212000 - Auditing services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Utilities
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
NOTE: "technical reasons" used to enable the publication of this notice on Find a Tender. Please see below for a description of the circumstances surrounding the award of this contract.
NESO Published a PIN notice on the 11th of November (under Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b588) pursuant to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (UCR)
Further to the Cabinet Office guidance on the transitional arrangements, NESO accepts that its use of a PIN as a call for competition was incorrect and that the opportunity should have been advertised using a UCR compliant contract notice. The award of this contract is therefore governed by the Procurement Act 2023. Other than this technical error, NESO is satisfied that it complied with the general procurement principles of equal treatment, transparency and proportionality and that the procurement process was successful in identifying the most advantageous tender
The process has now concluded and NESO will be making a direct award to the supplier that submitted the most advantageous tender . NESO will publish a Contract Award Notice in due course.
Supplier
BDO LLP
- Companies House: OC305127
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMQV-8736-WMJD
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
United Kingdom
Email: publicsectorsales@bdo.co.uk
Website: https://www.bdo.co.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED
- Companies House: 11014226
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHQL-5234-MWWV
St Catherine's Lodge Bearwood Road
Wokingham
RG41 5BN
United Kingdom
Email: nesoprocurement@neso.energy
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)