Official UK procurement notice
Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in Northern Ireland
Authority: Northern Ireland Audit Office (Public body)
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in Northern Ireland.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% of its financial audit work to the private sector.Please submit your tender in accordance with the instructions in the ITT. Please note that there are 11 lots as detailed within the ITT documents.
CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Statutory audit services
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published value (£5,002,600 together)Applies to lots 1, 6.
The lot comprises 6 Central Government public bodies with 6 accounts.
Applies to lots 7, 8.
The lot comprises 2 local government public bodies with 2 accounts.
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£404,550
Lot #2The lot comprises 5 public bodies with 6 accountsRenewalPublished value£709,400
Lot #3The Lot comprises 2 public bodies and 2 IT AuditsRenewalPublished value£657,100
Lot #4The lot comprises 5 Central Government public bodies with 5 accountsRenewalPublished value£404,550
Lot #5The lot comprises 2 Central Government public bodies with 2 accounts.Note that the…RenewalPublished value£380,250
The lot comprises 2 Central Government public bodies with 2 accounts.Note that the Courts Funds Office which produces the Funds in Court financial statements is a business unit of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Services (NICTS).
Lot #6RenewalPublished value£382,150
Lot #7RenewalPublished value£479,350
Lot #8RenewalPublished value£460,200
Lot #9The lot comprises 4 Health and Social Care public bodies with 4 accountsRenewalPublished value£272,850
Lot #10The lot comprises 3 Health and Social Care public bodies with 6 accountsRenewalPublished value£537,400
Lot #11The lot comprises 2 public bodies and 2 Pension Audits + a Review of Public Sector…RenewalPublished value£314,800
The lot comprises 2 public bodies and 2 Pension Audits + a Review of Public Sector Pension Scheme Actuaries.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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- Suitability
The requirements are stated in the SQ, ITT and the Procurement Documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the Procurement Documents.
Minimum: Selection criteria as stated in the Procurement Documents.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Apr 2023, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Apr 2023, 16:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
INT-RQ02- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010030- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: The Procurement Documents contain information about the notional value of the audits for each Audited Body in each Sector. NIAO shall not be liable for any costs, expenses or liabilities incurred by those participating in this tender exercise.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Timeline
5 Apr 2023 → 5 May 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published5 Apr 2023, 16:41 BST
- Submission deadline5 May 2023, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened5 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria