Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Audit and Assurance Services Y23030
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedAudit and Assurance Services
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Framework Agreement will cover the provision and ability to provide a range of Audit and Assurance Services and will be split into 3 LOTs. Tenderers are not required to submit responses for all LOTs, only those for which they can supply the Services.
LOT 1 – External Audit
Covering the provision of statutory external audits, accounting, and inspection and evaluation, as required. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Statutory audit services
- Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- Financial auditing services
LOT 2 – Internal Audit and Assurance
Covering all aspects of assurance and consultancy for the purpose of providing an assessment on risk management, governance and internal control processes. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Internal audit
- Accounting and financial audit
- Computer audit
- Audit and governance services
- Consultancy and risk advisory services
LOT 3 – Counter Fraud and Investigation
Covering the provision of services relating to counter fraud work and reactive investigations including forensics. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advice on and assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption awareness/prevention
- Financial irregularity investigations and non-financial irregularity investigations
- Forensic and integrity services
- Expert witness services
CPV: Auditing services · Computer audit services · Financial auditing services · Fraud audit services · Internal audit services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £30,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1External AuditCancelledceiling above
Covering the provision of statutory external audits, accounting, and inspection and evaluation, as required. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Statutory audit services
- Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- Financial auditing services
Lot #2Internal Audit and AssuranceAwardedceiling above
Covering all aspects of assurance and consultancy for the purpose of providing an assessment on risk management, governance and internal control processes. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Internal audit
- Accounting and financial audit
- Computer audit
- Audit and governance services
- Consultancy and risk advisory services
Lot #3Counter Fraud and InvestigationAwardedPublished value£40,000,000
Covering the provision of services relating to counter fraud work and reactive investigations including forensics. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advice on and assessment of fraud, bribery and corruption awareness/prevention
- Financial irregularity investigations and non-financial irregularity investigations
- Forensic and integrity services
- Expert witness services
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Delivering the Framework Agreement: 30%
- Delivering the Service and Account Management: 30%
- Standards, Regulations and Policies: 10%
- price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Delivering the Framework Agreement: 30
- Delivering the Service and Account Management: 30
- Standards, Regulations and Policies: 10
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Supply of Audit and Assurance Services Y23030” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jan 2023, 10:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 May 2023, 16:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN650882- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012840- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0396d3Find a Tender
Publisher note: All public bodies will have access to this Framework Agreement but may only do so with the agreement of the Contracting Authority. Those organisations who may wish to access this Framework Agreement will be members, local government authorities, the police service, the fire service, the NHS and NHS trusts, housing associations, third sector organisations, academic centres (including Academies), free schools, publicly funded organisations and publicly owned private companies, operating within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. Full details of the classification of potential Customer’s geographical areas and organisation classifications are detailed as follows: LOCAL AUTHORITY COUNCILS: England: County, Unitary, District, Borough, and Metropolitan Councils. (Parish and Community Councils are also permissible users). See link: A-Z of councils online | Local Government Association https://www.local.gov.uk/topics http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm Northern Ireland: Administered across 26 Districts of Northern Ireland. See link: http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland Scotland: Administered across 32 Council areas. See link: Councils | COSLA Wales: Administered across 22 Council areas. See link: Find your local authority | GOV. WALES Isle of Man: Administered across 22 local authorities, consisting of 4 town authorities, 2 district authorities, 2 village authorities, and 14 parish authorities. https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/local-authorities/local-authority-contacts/ Channel Islands: https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/Pages/default.aspx https://www.gov.gg/article/152949/Government-Departments EMERGENCY SERVICES: POLICE: National https://www.btp.police.uk/ http://www.mod.police.uk http://www.npas.police.uk/ England Home | Police.uk (www.police.uk) https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-nuclear-constabulary Northern Island https://www.police.uk/northern-ireland/ Scotland http://www.scotland.police.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-nuclear-constabulary Wales https://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/ Home | Gwent Police Home | North Wales Police https://www.police.uk/south-wales/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-nuclear-constabulary Isle of Man https://www.iompolice.im/ Channel Islands https://jersey.police.uk/ http://www.guernsey.police.uk/ FIRE and RESCUE UK – England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, IOM http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs/ https://www.ukfirestations.co.uk/brigades Channel Islands https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/HomeAffairs/Pages/default.aspx MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY UK – England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, IOM https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about/access-and-opening Isle of Man https://www.gov.im/coastguard Channel Islands http://www.ports.je/JerseyCoastguard/Pages/default.aspx https://www.rnli.org.gg/guernseys-lifeboat/ NHS/HEALTH BODIES AND AMBULANCE SERVICES: England https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust http://www.emas.nhs.uk East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust http://www.eastamb.nhs.uk London Ambulance Service NHS Trust http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust http://www.neas.nhs.uk North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust http://www.nwas.nhs.uk South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust http://www.southcentralambulance.nhs.uk South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust http://www.secamb.nhs.uk South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust https://www.swast.nhs.uk/welcome West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust http://www.wmas.nhs.uk Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust http://www.yas.nhs.uk Northern Island http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts http://www.niamb.co.uk/ Scotland https://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ http://www.scottishambulance.com/WhatWeDo/Default.aspx Wales http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure https://www.ambulance.wales.nhs.uk/ Isle of Man https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social-care/ https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/isle-of-man-ambulance-service/ Channel Islands https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/HealthSocialServices/Pages/index.aspx https://www.gov.gg/article/119652/Health-Social-Care--Wellbeing https://www.gov.je/pages/contacts.aspx?contactid=87 St John Ambulance Cymru - Wales’ leading first aid charity (sjacymru.org.uk) CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR AGENCIES: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS: Government-funded, not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable housing. They include housing associations, trusts and cooperatives. England https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing Scotland https://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Pages/Datasets-and-Reports.aspx Northern Ireland https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Wales https://gov.wales/ Isle of Man https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/affordable-housing/public-sector-housing/housing-authority-contacts/ Channel Islands https://www.gov.je/Home/RentingBuying/OtherRentalOptions/Pages/OtherHousing.aspx http://www.gha.gg/ EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS: Nursery, primary, middle or high schools, secondary schools, Academies, free schools, special schools, Pupil Referral Units (PRU), further education colleges, universities. UK – England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/index.php https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/ https://www.hefcw.ac.uk/ https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk Isle of Man https://www.gov.im/categories/education-training-and-careers/schools-and-colleges/ Channel Islands https://www.gov.je/Education/Schools/FindingSchool/Pages/default.aspx https://www.gov.gg/article/163185/Education-Working--Retiring CHARITIES England and Wales https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission Scotland http://www.oscr.org.uk/ Northern Ireland https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/ Isle of Man Isle of Man Government - Charities Channel Islands http://www.jerseycharities.org/members http://www.charity.org.gg/Find Suppliers are advised that the Contracting Authority and its Customers reserve the right to supply the tendered products, services, and commodities to companies that have a majority public sector ownership by any of the public sector bodies referred to above during the Framework Agreement period as stated in this document, for the purpose of selling to other public, private and third sector organisations.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Mar 2023, 14:15 GMT
Timeline
6 Mar 2023 → 4 May 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Mar 2023, 14:15 GMT
- Notice published4 May 2023, 16:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 May 2023, 16:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Internal Audit and Assurance
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 012840-2023-Y23030-3
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 012840-2023-Y23030-4
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Counter Fraud and Investigation
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 012840-2023-Y23030-6
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 012840-2023-Y23030-7
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 012840-2023-Y23030-8
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Internal Audit and Assurance | 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | £0 – £30,000,000 |
| 3 · Counter Fraud and Investigation | 4bids · 4 electronic | 1 | — | £0 – £40,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £100,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Commercial Services Kent LimtedReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Azets Holding LimitedFramework contractor
- Azets Technology Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- BDO LLPFramework contractor
- FRP Advisory Trading LimitedFramework contractor
- TIAA LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.