Notice Information
Notice Title
Audit Services for Health (SBS10517)
Notice Description
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Audit Services for Health and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ The framework includes Lot 1 - External Audit Services Lot 2 - Internal Audit Services Lot 3 - Counter Fraud Services Lot 4 - Well-Led Governance Review Lot 5 - Audit & Governance Ancillary Services Lot 6 - Independent Workplace Investigations
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bfac39b2-99bd-4e66-96bd-bf06f9131c4c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2168402a-6416-4657-a9f1-46035b521fc6
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £150,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 19 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Sep 2025 - 8 Sep 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES
- Contact Name
- Sarah Treece-Birch
- Contact Email
- nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEMEL HEMPSTED
- Postcode
- HP2 7AH
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Dacorum
- Electoral Ward
- Adeyfield East
- Westminster Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2168402a-6416-4657-a9f1-46035b521fc6
26th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02782ad3-6db3-427a-bf2a-5679a6b37788
22nd May 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
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