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  "description": "The NAO 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.\nPlease refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details.\nRegistering for access: \nThe system that NAO will use to electronically conduct this procurement exercise is Delta eSourcing system at https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/j_spring_cas_security_check. \nIf organisations are interested in this new contract opportunity, then register onto the system by clicking the \" Register as a Supplier\" link. \nOnce logged into the system, organisations will be able to locate this procurement by using the Access Code number X8A3B4AVE5. \nThen select \"Register Interest\" to be able to access the documentation for this procurement and subsequently submit your response. For assistance, please contact the Delta Help Desk on 0800 923 9236",
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  "date": "2023-04-28T14:30:00+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-73224",
    "name": "National Audit Office"
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        "status": "planned",
        "description": "The NAO would like to invite interested providers to attend a Virtual Market Engagement event taking place on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 from 10:00 until 12:00.\nThe purpose of the event is to offer attendees the opportunity to hear about the requirement and proposed procurement route for the External Audit service. \nIf organisations are interested in attending the Virtual Market Engagement event, then send expressions of interest via email to nao.procurement@nao.org.uk by 12 noon on Friday 19th  May 2023. \nThe email needs to include your name, position, organisation and contact details alongside the names and positions of other colleagues wishing to attend. Further details will be made available nearer the time of the event. Additional information: Please also note that NAO utilises the Delta eSourcing system to electronically conduct its procurement processes and potential organisations may wish to register onto this system in preparation for the future procurement exercise.\nhttps://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/j_spring_cas_security_check"
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    "title": "CPT_23_11 External Audit - Market Engagement event for the National Audit Office",
    "value": {
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      "currency": "GBP"
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    "status": "planned",
    "legalBasis": {
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    "description": "The National Audit Office (NAO) gives notice that it will be seeking an External Auditor who will be able to provide audit services to the NAO for the years ended 31 March 2025, 2026, and 2027.  The audit work would be expected to start in summer 2024. Please see scope of audit services below.  \nThe contract for audit services is for three years with the potential for extension. \nThe appointment is subject to approval of Parliament's Public Accounts Commission at a hearing expected to take place in December 2023 or early Spring 2024.\nBackground to the NAO \nThe National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK's independent public spending watchdog.  The NAO supports Parliament in holding government to account and helps improve public services through its high-quality audits.\nThe NAO is independent of government and the Civil Service. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Gareth Davies, leads the NAO. He is an officer of the House of Commons with statutory authority to:\n•\taudit and report on the financial accounts of all government departments and other public bodies; and\n•\texamine and report on the value for money of how public money has been spent. \nThe NAO has an ambitious five-year strategy from 2020 to 2025 found at www.nao.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy/. \nThe aim of the strategy is to improve the NAO's support to Parliament in examining public sector performance, provide more practical recommendations that lead to better outcomes, and share more of the NAO's independent insight. Read more about the NAO's recent impacts in the Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 found at www.nao.org.uk/corporate-information/nao-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22/. \nThe Public Accounts Commission (TPAC), a parliamentary committee of MPs, oversees the NAO's work and its budgets, appoints the NAO's External Auditor and the non-executive members of the NAO Board. TPAC usually meets twice a year.  \nTPAC also receives the value for money reports from the NAO's External Auditor. For more information about the NAO and its work please see the NAO website www.nao.org.uk\nScope of Services\nThe selected External Auditor will deliver the following services:\n1.\tThe audit of the NAO's financial statements, commencing the financial years ending 31 March 2025, 2026, and 2027 which includes providing an opinion on whether:\no\tthe financial statements give a true and fair view for the year; \no\tthe statements are prepared in accordance with the Government Financial Reporting Manual; \no\tthe NAO's expenditure is within its Parliamentary Control Totals for the year; and \no\texpenditure and income have been applied correctly for the purposes intended by Parliament. \n2.\tProviding an independent review of the annual statement of financial impacts arising from the NAO's work and providing an opinion on whether the reported impacts are reasonable based on the underlying methodologies on which they are prepared. \n3.\tDelivering a value for money examination of an aspect of the NAO's operations when commissioned by the NAO's Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC). The nature of the topic may change. Examples of recent value for money studies have covered the NAO's Human Resources departmental, and Finance and Procurement. \nExamples of prior year studies can be found on the Commission website https://committees.parliament.uk/publications?SearchTerm=value+for+money&DateFrom=&DateTo=&SessionId=\nThe selected External Auditor will also be expected to attend meetings of the NAO's ARAC Committee and, when requested to do so, meetings of the Public Accounts Commission.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2023-09-01T00:00:00+01:00"
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      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Auditing services"
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      "address": {
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        "locality": "LONDON",
        "postalCode": "SW1W9SP",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "157-197 Buckingham Palace Road"
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        "name": "ima orosei",
        "email": "nao.procurement@nao.org.uk",
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  "language": "en",
  "description": "This is a prior information notice (PIN) does not formally bind NAO to proceed with any procurement exercises and is purely for market engagement purposes. In the event that the NAO decides to proceed with any procurement processes pursuant to this PIN, a separate contract notice will be issued.\nProviders who do express an interest may be requested to provide information as part of the pre-procurement engagement phase. Potential providers who do not express an interest will still be able to submit bids for the tender in relation to this PIN when it is released.",
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