Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)

Awarded value£200,750published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Oct 2023no call for competition

Awarded to RSM UK GROUP LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to inform the market of a contract awarded to RSM UK Group LLP (RSM) to deliver an Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Service for Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board.

Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB undertook a procurement process for an Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Service using a call-off process using the East of England NHS Collaborative Hub (EoECPH) Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Consultancy Services Framework, Lot 4 - Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services, advertised in OJEU reference 2019/S 153-377590.

The awarded contract started on 1st April 2022 and was due to expire on 31st March 2026. Since the contract was awarded, the provider has encountered significant staffing challenges that have severely hindered their ability to fulfil the obligations within their contract. As a result, they have been unable to deliver any work as per the agreed 2023/24 work plan. Subsequently, the provider has requested that the contract be terminated as they have been unable to fulfil their obligations against the terms and conditions.

The award to RSM is being made under Regulation 32 (2) (c) emergency requirements.

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 31 Oct 2023, 13:11 GMT
Last source update: 31 Oct 2023, 13:11 GMT
Authority reference: ACE-0729-2023-HWE
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-032136
Classification (CPV): Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041084 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: The previous provider was awarded the contract via a competitive procurement process. Subsequently, the awarded provider has been unable to fulfil its contractual obligations and informed the ICB that they would like to discontinue with the contract.
This is an emergency requirement which is not attributable to, or foreseeable by, the Contracting Authority. It is not practicable to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint a new provider as the timescales associated with this would mean that the ICB would not be able to meet its statutory audit obligations to deliver the 2023/24 Head of Internal Audit Opinion.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,7501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RSM UK GROUP LLPInternal Audit and Counter Fraud Services	£200,750 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services · RSM UK GROUP LLP
Signed
2 Oct 2023
Value
£200,750
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Charter House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL8 6JLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RSM UK Group LLPAwarded supplier 6th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street, London, London, EC4A 4AB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.