Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
PUBLIC SECTOR AUDIT APPOINTMENTS LIMITED
18 Smith Square
London
SW1P3HZ
Contact
Vicki Murphy
Telephone
+44 7860511486
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Companies House
09178094
Internet address(es)
Main address
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 fatal flaws review service (call off via CCS RM6360 - Lot 1)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This service will cover provision of fatal flaws reviews legal advice relating to audit services. This service will commence from 1 January 2026 for an initial term of two years, with provision to extend by a further year.
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: £180,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- 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)
Main site or place of performance
PSAA is an appointing person for principal local government and police bodies for audits from 2018/19, under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service will cover provision of fatal flaws reviews legal advice relating to audit services and has been awarded using a compliant framework route.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Quality and cost / Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The chosen framework permits for compliant call off without competition.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BROWNE JACOBSON LLP
Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham
NG2 1BJ
Telephone
+44 3702706000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Companies House
OC306448
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £180,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £180,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a compliant call-off via the RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework to provide named services. This award notice is published for transparency purposes.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom