Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExternal Audit Services in line with the Code of Audit Practice which sets outs what local auditors of relevant public bodies are required to do to fulfil their statutory responsibilities under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The comprehensive and efficient External Audit Service will assist the ICB to meet its statutory deadlines and discharge its officer's responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence.
The service includes the completion of an assurance engagement in relation to the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS) return. This will be conducted in accordance with the requirements as published by NHSE and revised over the duration of the contract term.
A mini competition was conducted under the Crown Commercial Service RM6188 framework entitled Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS).
CPV: Financial auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Mini competition conducted under the Crown Commercial Service RM6188 framework…Awarded
Mini competition conducted under the Crown Commercial Service RM6188 framework entitled Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS), Lot 2.
Information about the framework is available at www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6188 ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Oct 2024, 15:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2024, 15:54 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035376- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b30dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded via a framework agreement established under PCR 2015. All providers on the Lot were approached to determine interest. Those which expressed interest in the opportunity were invited to bid. Two providers submitted a tender response.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG | £885,224 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
External Audit Services · KPMG
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2024
- Value
- £885,224
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Surrey Heartlands ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.