Notice Information
Notice Title
Financial Audit Services
Notice Description
The Comptroller and Auditor General (through NIAO) is responsible for the financial audit of Northern Ireland public sector bodies. His work also includes Value For Money studies. NIAO contracts out roughly 30% of its work to external providers. NIAO wishes to procure external financial audit services for public bodies in central government and the health sector.
Lot Information
Sector 1 (Lot 1)- Central Government
Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in NorthernIreland. Additional information: The Central Government Sector comprises 8 (Eight) Central Government public bodies with 8 (Eight) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 2 (Two) Lots.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.
Sector 1 (Lot 2)- Central GovernmentProvision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in NorthernIreland. Additional information: The Central Government Sector comprises 8 (Eight) Central Government public bodies with 8 (Eight) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 2 (Two) Lots.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.
Sector 2 (Lot 3)- Health ServicesProvision of statutory external financial audit services to health service bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The Health Service Sector comprises 7 (Seven) Health and Social Care ("HSC") public bodies with a total of 13 (Thirteen) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 3 (Three) Lots.Lot 3 comprises 2 (Two) HSC public bodies with 4 (Four) accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.
Sector 2 (Lot 4)- Health ServicesProvision of statutory external financial audit services to health service bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The Health Service Sector comprises 7 (Seven) Health and Social Care ("HSC") public bodies with a total of 13 (Thirteen) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 3 (Three) Lots.Lot 4 comprises 2 (Two) HSC public bodies with 4 (Four) accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.
Sector 2 (Lot 5)- Health ServicesProvision of statutory external financial audit services to health service bodies in Northern Ireland. Additional information: The Health Service Sector comprises 7 (Seven) Health and Social Care ("HSC") public bodies with a total of 13 (Thirteen) accounts. The Authority is seeking to allocate these bodies over 3 (Three) Lots.Lot 5 comprises 3 (Three) HSC public bodies with 5 (Five) accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by such period as is necessary to ensure that the terms of this Contract continue to apply where the Contractor has not completed provision of the Services by the expiry of the Initial Term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02e0db
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022893-2021
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
79212000 - Auditing services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,732,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Sep 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Oct 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 02890251142
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT8 6RB
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Galwally
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
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