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Published 15 Sept 2021, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Audit Office (Public body)

5 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 5 lots to bid
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£1,700,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2021
Lots 5max 5 to bid

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Comptroller and Auditor General (through NIAO) is responsible for the financial audit of Northern Ireland public sector bodies. His work also includes Value For Money studies. NIAO contracts out roughly 30% of its work to external providers. NIAO wishes to procure external financial audit services for public bodies in central government and the health sector.

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£1,732,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them
Lot #1Sector 1 (Lot 1)- Central GovernmentRenewalPublished value£207,000

Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in NorthernIreland. Additional information: The Central Government Sector comprises 8 (Eight) Central Government public bodies with 8 (Eight) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 2 (Two) Lots.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Throughout Northern Ireland
Extensions: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract. · The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services
Lot #2Sector 1 (Lot 2)- Central GovernmentRenewalPublished value£270,000

Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in NorthernIreland. Additional information: The Central Government Sector comprises 8 (Eight) Central Government public bodies with 8 (Eight) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 2 (Two) Lots.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Throughout Northern Ireland
Extensions: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract. · The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services
Lot #3Sector 2 (Lot 3)- Health ServicesRenewalPublished value£519,000

Provision of statutory external financial audit services to health service bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The Health Service Sector comprises 7 (Seven) Health and Social Care ("HSC") public bodies with a total of 13 (Thirteen) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 3 (Three) Lots.Lot 3 comprises 2 (Two) HSC public bodies with 4 (Four) accounts.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Throughout Northern Ireland
Extensions: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract. · The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services
Lot #4Sector 2 (Lot 4)- Health ServicesRenewalPublished value£351,000

Provision of statutory external financial audit services to health service bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The Health Service Sector comprises 7 (Seven) Health and Social Care ("HSC") public bodies with a total of 13 (Thirteen) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 3 (Three) Lots.Lot 4 comprises 2 (Two) HSC public bodies with 4 (Four) accounts.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Throughout Northern Ireland
Extensions: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract. · The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services
Lot #5Sector 2 (Lot 5)- Health ServicesRenewalPublished value£385,000

Provision of statutory external financial audit services to health service bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The Health Service Sector comprises 7 (Seven) Health and Social Care ("HSC") public bodies with a total of 13 (Thirteen) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 3 (Three) Lots.Lot 5 comprises 3 (Three) HSC public bodies with 5 (Five) accounts.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Throughout Northern Ireland
Extensions: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract. · The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.Variant bids: not allowed
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services79210000 Accounting and auditing services79212000 Auditing services79212100 Financial auditing services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2021, 09:11 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2021, 09:11 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
INT-RQ01
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022893
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: The Procurement Documents contain information about the notional value of the audits for each body in each Sector.NIAO shall not be liable for any costs, expenses or liabilities incurred by those participating in this tender exercise.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST

Timeline

15 Sept 2021 → 20 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Sept 2021, 09:11 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Audit Office

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs 1 Bradford Court, Upper Galwally, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT8 6RBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

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