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Published 9 Aug 2024, 11:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits - Northern Ireland Audit Office

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Audit Office (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£212,500exc. VAT

Submissions closed 30 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality review of its financial audits.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Provision of External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits in central…RenewalPublished value£212,500

Provision of External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits in central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: This service comprises the External Quality Review of the Financial Audits of a minimum of 3 public bodies each year.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Completed under hybrid working arrangements with the reviewer visiting NIAO’s office in Belfast at the start of the review process.

Extensions: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract. · Minimum duration in months is 36. The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed

79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services 79210000 Accounting and auditing services 79212000 Auditing services 79212100 Financial auditing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
The requirements are stated in the SQ, ITT and the Procurement Documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 9 Aug 2024, 11:27 BST
Last source update: 12 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Award evaluation window: 30 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference: 2024/S 000-025192
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-025431
Classification (CPV): Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesFinancial auditing servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048951 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: As set out in the Procurement Documents

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 30 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 30 Aug 2024, 17:01 BST

Timeline

12 Aug 2024 → 30 Aug 2024 · 3 dates

Notice published
12 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission deadline
30 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Bids opened
30 Aug 2024, 17:01 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Text1.4 · II	The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality revie…	The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality revie…
—	Text1.5 · II	£212,500	£250,000
—	Text2.6 · II	£212,500	£250,000
—	Text2.4 · II	Provision of External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits in central government in Northern Ireland	NIAO is seeking a supplier to provide audits as set out in the accompanying procurement documents. The term of the arrangement is 3 + 1 + 1 years and NIAO is conducting the procurement using the open procedure.Please note that the estimated value set out in this notice is an estimate and not intended to be a cap on the value. The scope of the procurement intends to cover the requirements set out i…
—	Date2.7 · IV	30 Aug 2024	2 Sept 2024	+3 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Audit Office

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Northern Ireland Audit Office 106 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1EUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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