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Published 24 Apr 2024, 16:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPT_24_08 Audit Data Extraction and Analysis Automation services

Official notice

Authority: National Audit Office (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£350,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 28 May 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The National Audit Office (NAO) is seeking bids from experienced supplier(s) who can provide audit data extraction and analysis automation services to support the audit of NAO's audit clients based on the following lots:

  • Lot 1 Financial System Transactions Data Extraction Tool with a contract value of £270,000 inclusive of VAT (£90,000 per annum).
  • Lot 2 Financial System Controls Data Extraction and Analysis Tool with a contract value of £150,000 inclusive of VAT (£50,000 per annum).

The new contract(s) will run for an initial 1 year from July 2024, with the option to further extend for a period of up to two years (on the basis of two periods of 12 months). No guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contracts.

The independent public bodies Audit Wales and Audit Scotland will also have access to these new contracts.

Interested suppliers will be able to submit a bid for one or both of the lots.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£350,000 together)
Lot #1Financial System Transactions Data Extraction ToolRenewalPublished value£225,000

The selected supplier awarded the contract will be expected to provide an off-the-shelf commercial solution for seamlessly extracting financial data from the finance systems used by the Audit bodies.

The estimated value for this lot 1 will be £270k inclusive of VAT (£90,000 per annum). Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victor… ↗

Delivery: UK · The selected supplier(s) will be expected to only store and process all NAO and NAO client data in the UK. The Supplier shall be able to install (if applicable) and offer training and support for their tooling remotely and, if required, at the NAO's premises in London as required for installation (if applicable), training and support.
Extensions: Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Financial System Controls Data Extraction and Analysis ToolRenewalPublished value£125,000

The selected supplier awarded the contract will be expected to provide a system that will be able to extract data pertaining to user and control configurations from ERP systems into a standard format and then analyse said data as appropriate for our audit needs to support our external statutory financial audits where those audits seek to test application and general IT dependent controls.

The estimated value for this lot 2 will be £150k inclusive of VAT (£50,000 per annum). Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victor… ↗

Delivery: UK · The selected supplier(s) will be expected to only store and process all NAO and NAO client data in the UK. The Supplier shall be able to install (if applicable) and offer training and support for their tooling remotely and, if required, at the NAO's premises in London as required for installation (if applicable), training and support.
Extensions: Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Interested suppliers will be able to submit a bid for one or both of the lots.
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details.

    Registering for access:

    The system that NAO will use to electronically conduct this procurement exercise is Delta eSourcing system at login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login ↗.

    If organisations are interested in this new contract opportunity, then register onto the system by clicking the " Register as a Supplier" link.

    Once logged into the system, organisations will be able to locate this procurement by using the Access Code number NZX324K636.

    Then 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.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Apr 2024, 16:52 BST
Last source update
25 Apr 2024, 16:28 BST
Award evaluation window
29 May 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013500
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0454f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details.

Publisher note: The NAO considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any acceptance of organisations onto the DPS will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement documentation. The NAO would like to invite interested providers to attend a Virtual Q&A session taking place on Thursday 2nd May 2024 from 9.30 until 10.30am. The purpose of this Q&A session is to offer attendees the opportunity to raise clarifications on the Audit Automation and Analytics Services procurement process. If organisations are interested in attending the Virtual Market Engagement event, then send expressions of interest via email to [email protected] by 12 noon on Tuesday 30th April 2024. The email will need 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
28 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2024 → 29 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Apr 2024, 16:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    28 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    29 May 2024, 12:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Audit Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, LONDON, London, SW1W9SPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria