Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in Northern Ireland
Notice Description
Provision 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The lot comprises 6 Central Government public bodies with 6 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 2The lot comprises 5 Central Government public bodies with 5 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: Provision of statutory external financial audit services to central government and arms length bodies in Northern Ireland.
Lot 3The 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).
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 4The lot comprises 6 Central Government public bodies with 6 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: he lot comprises 6 Central Government public bodies with 6 accounts.
Lot 5The lot comprises 2 local government public bodies with 2 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 6The lot comprises 2 local government public bodies with 2 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 7The lot comprises 4 Health and Social Care public bodies with 4 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 8The lot comprises 3 Health and Social Care public bodies with 6 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 9The lot comprises 2 public bodies and 2 Pension Audits + a Review of Public Sector Pension Scheme Actuaries.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 10The lot comprises 5 public bodies with 6 accounts.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 11The Lot comprises 2 public bodies and 2 IT Audits.
Options: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.
Renewal: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03bcfa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010030-2023
- 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
79212000 - Auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,002,600 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 May 2023Expired
- 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
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1EU
- 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)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
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