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# CPT_23_02 Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-02-financial-audit-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Audit Office: "CPT_23_02 Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,024,167. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Audit Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-audit-office-GB-PPON-PBHM-8926-YDNL)
- **Published Value:** £10,024,167 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £927,726 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-02-financial-audit-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-02-financial-audit-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FXU9AE6M469)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-02-financial-audit-temporary-and-permanent-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a2#participate

## Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) the UK's independent public spending watchdog sought organisations who could deliver Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services which support the NAO's permanent and temporary audit staffing needs.
The service will be divided into two lots:-
• Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services
• Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services
Interested suppliers were able to submit a bid for one or both of the lots and it was NAO intention to award contracts to up to a maximum of 5 of the highest-ranked suppliers for each lot (10 suppliers in total).
The contract value for both lots is £12.129m inclusive of VAT and the new contracts are expected to go live by December 2023 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to further extend the term of the agreement for a period of up to two years (on the basis of two periods of 12 months).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £9,416,667
- **Description:** The selected suppliers awarded Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services contracts will be expected to recruit temporary financial audit staff for the NAO. The estimated contract values will be a combination of both agency commission and p...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £607,500
- **Description:** The selected suppliers awarded Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services contracts will be expected to recruit permanent financial audit staff for the NAO. The estimated contract values will pay for agency's commission only. Additional inf...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Allen Lane Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177018`
  - Value: £2,850,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Reed Specialist Recruitment (Trading as Consultancy+)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163593`
  - Value: £2,850,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00975677`
  - Value: £2,850,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gi Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59780`
  - Value: £2,850,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gi Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59780`
  - Value: £368,129 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Allen Lane Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177018`
  - Value: £267,807 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00975677`
  - Value: £291,790 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,850,000
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,850,000
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,850,000
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,850,000
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £368,129
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £267,807
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

- **Contract:** 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £291,790
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001735-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-18T13:11:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T13:37:17.600Z
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