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Invitation to Tender for Financial Audit Services - Northern Ireland Audit Office
Accounting and auditing services
Accounting
auditing and fiscal services
+3 more
Published value
£1,640,000
Submission deadline 9 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
Lots published6
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Northern Ireland Audit Office: "Invitation to Tender for Financial Audit Services - Northern Ireland Audit Office". Published status: active. Published value: £1,640,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Northern Ireland Audit Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 9 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,640,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Northern Ireland Audit Office
Market Analytics
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Published history for Northern Ireland Audit Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Audit Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST | Last source update8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationAccounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Statutory audit services | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03fb5d | ||
What is being bought
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 and value for money audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The NIAO contracts out roughly 30 percent of its financial audit work to the private sector.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £1,640,000
8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST - Status changed to active
8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST - Official notice release published
8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST - Submission deadline changed to 9 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST
Lots and requirements (6)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #Sector 1 - Lot 1Sector 1 – Shared Services – Lot 1 - Business Services OrganisationactivePublished value£467,500Provision of the Audit of IT Shared Services in central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: This lot comprises the IT audit of 1 public body.Where an Audit has commenced at any time during the Term but has not yet been completed, the Supplier is required to continue delivering the Services until such Audit is completed and the terms of the Contract shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry of the Initial Term or the Extension Period (as applicable).Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #Sector 1 - Lot 2Sector 1 – Shared Services – Lot 2 - IT AssistactivePublished value£162,500Provision of the Audit of IT Shared Services in central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The lot comprises the IT Audit of 1 public body.Where an Audit has commenced at any time during the Term but has not yet been completed, the Supplier is required to continue delivering the Services until such Audit is completed and the terms of the Contract shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry of the Initial Term or the Extension Period (as applicable).Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #Sector 2 - Lot 1Sector 2 – Lot 1 – PSNI Pensions SchemeactivePublished value£90,000Description of the procurement Provision of statutory external financial audit services in central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The lot comprises 1 public body with 1 account.Where an Audit has commenced at any time during the Term but has not yet been completed, the Supplier is required to continue delivering the Services until such Audit is completed and the terms of the Contract shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry of the Initial Term or the Extension Period (as applicable).Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 4 · #Sector 2 - Lot 2Sector 2 – Lot 2 – Central Government Pensions SchemesactivePublished value£315,000Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The lot comprises 3 public bodies with 3 accounts.Where an Audit has commenced at any time during the Term but has not yet been completed, the Supplier is required to continue delivering the Services until such Audit is completed and the terms of the Contract shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry of the Initial Term or the Extension Period (as applicable).Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 5 · #Sector 2 - Lot 3Sector 2 – Pensions plus NIFRS – Lot 3 - NIFRSactivePublished value£280,000Provision of statutory external financial audit services to an arm’s length body, in central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The lot comprises 1 public body with 2 accounts.Where an Audit has commenced at any time during the Term but has not yet been completed, the Supplier is required to continue delivering the Services until such Audit is completed and the terms of the Contract shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry of the Initial Term or the Extension Period (as applicable).Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 6 · #Sector 3 - Lot 1Sector 3 – Lot 1 – Local GovernmentactivePublished value£325,000Provision of statutory external financial audit services to a local council in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The lot comprises 1 public body with 1 account.Where an Audit has commenced at any time during the Term but has not yet been completed, the Supplier is required to continue delivering the Services until such Audit is completed and the terms of the Contract shall continue to apply notwithstanding the expiry of the Initial Term or the Extension Period (as applicable).Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Sept 2023, 16:00 BST - Submission deadline
9 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Northern Ireland Audit Office
Contracting authority GB-FTS-3982Documents (2)
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