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# Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/internal-audit-and-counter-fraud-service-ocds-h6vhtk-041084). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board: "Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-hertfordshire-and-west-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qm7)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £200,750 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041084`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/internal-audit-and-counter-fraud-service-ocds-h6vhtk-041084#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **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 procuremen...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services (active)
  - Award id: `032136-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **RSM UK Group LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103432`
  - Value: £200,750 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,750
  - Signed Date: 01/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032136-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-31T13:11:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:18:54.851Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041084