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Published 19 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Audit, Assurance and Advisory Services (CCAS)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barnet (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£100,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

London Borough of Barnet wishes to establish an open framework agreement to provide audit, assurance, and advisory services. The structure of the framework will be confirmed following Pre-market Engagement.

This notice is issued in accordance with sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 to seek market input before the commencement of a formal procurement process.

We want to hear from a range of suppliers, including local and national Small/Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to ensure best value mix and assess benefits and dis-benefits of different framework models, including single source and multi-source solutions.

London Borough of Barnet (the ‘Authority’) will be the lead borough for the following listed local authorities, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of Waltham Forest Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council and The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council (stakeholders). The stakeholders are in consultation with and supporting the London Borough of Barnet in development of the procurement requirement and through the CCAS Procurement Board LBB chairs, will concur the Procurement process to be conducted.

The framework will allow access to other local authorities Find your local council - GOV.UK, Greater London Authority Group, www.london.gov.uk ↗ London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) www.london-fire.gov.uk ↗, Transport for London (TfL) tfl.gov.uk ↗ Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategie… ↗ London Legacy Development Corporation www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/legacy-corporation ↗ GLA Family London & Partners www.londonandpartners.com ↗ London TravelWatch www.londontravelwatch.org.uk ↗ London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) www.lpfa.org.uk ↗ London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) relondon.gov.uk/about-us ↗, Museum of London www.londonmuseum.org.uk ↗, Police Forces Police forces - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Health Authorities Councils Boards and Trusts NHS England » NHS provider directory Registered list of social housing List of registered providers – 16 May 2025 (accessible version) - GOV.UK (and subsequent updates to this listing); Tenant Management Organisations nftmo.com/about-the-nftmo/memb… ↗ (and subsequent updates to this listing) Arm’s Length Management Organisations www.almos.org.uk/about-us/our-members/ ↗ (and subsequent updates to this listing).

To view this notice, please click here:

londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · Fraud audit services · General management consultancy services · Internal audit services · Project management consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Audit, Assurance and Advisory Services (CCAS)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033732
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesFinancial management consultancy servicesFraud audit servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesInternal audit servicesProject management consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05500e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Supplier Event

    Date Thursday 26th June 2025

    Time 10am to 12pm

    Platform Teams

    Agenda

    Overview of CCAS and the benefits of the Framework

    Overview of procurement objectives and scope

    Detailed discussion of service requirements

    Next steps and indicative procurement timeline Q&A session with suppliers

    Following the event, additional engagement activities may include:

    Questionnaire

    Supplier Registration and Participation

    To participate in this Pre-Market Engagement, suppliers are required to register on Barnet's procurement portal londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com ↗

    Interested suppliers should confirm their participation in the Supplier Engagement Event by 15:00hrs 25 June 2025 to clare.hargreaves@barnet.gov.uk CC procurement@barnet.gov.uk, please ensure Email subject is named Cross Council Assurance Services Premarket Engagement 26th June 2025.

    Registration on the Central Digital Platform is not required at this stage for market engagement; however, it will be necessary afterwards to be able to review a tender or submit a bid.

    Registration to Barnet Portal Benefits

    • Receive procurement updates and notifications.
    • Access engagement materials and key procurement documents.
    • Provide input into the procurement design.
    • Prepare for the upcoming tender process.

    Contracting authority London Borough of Barnet Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQGD-7479-CGVN 2 Bristol Avenue London NW9 4EW United Kingdom

    Contact name: Clare Hargreaves

    Telephone: 0208 359 5351

    Email: procurement@barnet.gov.uk

  3. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Provision of Audit, Assurance and Advisory Services (CCAS)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQGD-7479-CGVN 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure