Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for the provision of External Audit Services to KPMG LLP.
The procurement followed the Direct Award process as set out in the buyer's guide of the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024.
The contract has been awarded under Lot 1 - Provision of External Audit Services.
The contract commenced on 1st April 2023 and has been awarded for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods (i.e. 2 + 1 + 1) at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
The estimated total contract value is £660,000 ex. VAT.
This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jul 2023, 16:28 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2023, 16:28 BST
- Authority reference
WA13479- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019523- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dffcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Contract has been awarded by undertaking a Call-Off from a framework agreement.
The procurement followed the Direct Award process as set out in the buyer's guide of the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024.
Publisher note: The services procured through this procurement process are fully regulated under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015), and the process has been undertaken in full accordance with the law.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG | £660,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
External Audit Services · KPMG
- Signed
- 25 May 2023
- Value
- £660,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.