Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 20 Aug 2025, 15:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£1,850,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 20 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BDO LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Financial Audit Services - annual audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

79212000 Auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Utilities
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: 20 Aug 2025, 15:04 BST
Last source update: 22 May 2026, 16:40 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-048247
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058b79 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Please see notices;
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-050242
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058b79

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 22 May 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published157 days ago
22 May 2026, 16:40 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
20 Aug 2025, 15:04 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
20 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 May 2026, 16:40 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,850,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BDO LLP6 Sept 2025 – 5 Sept 2030	£1,850,000 inc. VAT	20 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · BDO LLP
Signed
22 Sept 2025
Value
£1,850,000 inc. VAT
Period
22 Sept 2025 – 22 Sept 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Does not meet the requirements.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 11014226 · GB-PPON: PHQL-5234-MWWV St Catherine's Lodge Bearwood Road, Wokingham, South East, RG41 5BNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BDO LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC305127GB-PPON: PMQV-8736-WMJD 55 Baker Street, London, London, W1U 7EUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 May 2026, 16:40 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 15:04 BST