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title: "Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor"
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# Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-tech-05-20-aaf-service-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) : "Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor". Published status: complete. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: nesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) ](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-employment-savings-trust-nest-GB-FTS-163396)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 March 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-tech-05-20-aaf-service-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0`

## 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/provision-of-tech-05-20-aaf-service-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-tech-05-20-aaf-service-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0#participate

## Description
A contract to provide the annual audit of a type-2 assurance report, in accordance with the Tech AAF 05/20 framework, to be delivered in line with Regulatory requirements and the Master Trust supervisory return submission which falls due three months within the scheme year-end.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Nest sought proposals from suppliers to provide the annual audit of a type-2 assurance report, in accordance with the Tech AAF 05/20 framework, to be delivered in line with Regulatory requirements and the Master Trust supervisory return submission wh...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor (active)
  - Award id: `018686-2021-TEN-2021-026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Grant Thornton UK LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:OC307742`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 28/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018686-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-03T21:45:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T07:17:44.391Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0290e0