This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

26 Nov 2024 at 14:51

Tender

11 Sep 2024 at 15:33

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for Audit and Financial Services, managed by Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited, pertains to the statutory audit services industry. It covers multiple regions, including North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, and National. This comprehensive tender reaches the final award stage with contracts signed on 26 November 2024. The tender, classified under CPV code 79212300, utilised an open procurement method, featuring an open procedure and a framework agreement lasting up to 48 months from the commencement date, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months. The estimated framework value is £60,000,000.

This tender offers breadth and variety, providing significant opportunities for businesses specialising in audit and financial services to engage with educational institutions and local authorities across the UK. Suitable participants include SMEs and large firms with the potential to deliver high-quality audit services. The framework allows for substantial business growth by enabling suppliers to bid for numerous lots, increasing their market presence in various regions. Successful suppliers like RSM UK GROUP LLP, Mazars LLP, and many SMEs highlight the diverse competition landscape and potential for small and large firms to secure significant contracts through this framework.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Audit and Financial Services

Notice Description

This proposal for Audit and Financial Services is a retender of the previous CPC Audit Services framework as well as a merge with Dukefields/CPC Financial Services framework. Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to all further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations who are current and future CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools. Local Authorities may wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments. The tender is also available to the wider public sector https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/suppliers/eligible-public-sector-bodies.php

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Internal Audit - North East

For the provision of Internal Audit Services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 2 - Internal Audit - North West

For the provision of Internal Audit Services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 3 - Internal Audit - Yorkshire and The Humber

For the provision of Internal Audit Services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 4 - Internal Audit - East Midlands

For the Provision of Internal Audit Services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 5 - Internal Audit - West Midlands

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 6 - Internal Audit - East of England

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 7 - Internal Audit - London

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 8 - Internal Audit - South East

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 9 - Internal Audit - South West

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 10 - Internal Audit - Wales

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 11 - Internal Audit - Scotland

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 12 - Internal Audit - Northern Ireland

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 13 - Internal Audit - Channel Islands and Isle of Man

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 14 - Internal Audit - National

For the provision of Internal Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 15 - External Audit - North East

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 16 - External Audit - North West

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 17 - External Audit - Yorkshire and The Humber

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 18 - External Audit - East Midlands

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 19 - External Audit - West Midlands

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 20 - External Audit - East of England

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 21 - External Audit - London

For the provision for External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 22 - External Audit - South East

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 23 - External Audit - South West

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 24 - External Audit - Wales

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 25 - External Audit - Scotland

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 26 - External Audit - Northern Ireland

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 27 - External Audit - Channel Islands and Isle of Man

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 28 - External Audit - National

For the provision of External Audit services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Lot 29 - Financial Services

For the provision of Financial Services

Options: 48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038185-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

79212200 - Internal audit services

79212300 - Statutory audit services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£59,999,985 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,068,965 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Additional Buyers

Education

Public Sector

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M6 6AJ
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands, TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Pendleton & Charlestown
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
32
Supplier Names

ACADEMY ADVISORY LIMITED

ALLIOTTS

Audit Risk Assurance - ARA - GCCPlus Traded Services

Azets

BOTHAM ACCOUNTING LIMITED

BUZZACOTT LLP

Beever and Struthers Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors

Bishop Fleming LLP

COOPER PARRY GROUP LIMITED

CavanaghKelly

Clive Owen LLP

ELUCIDATE CONSULTING LIMITED

EPM Ltd

Grant Thornton UK LLP

HAYSMAC LLP

HW Controls and Assurance Ltd (trading as Validera)

HW FISHER LLP

ICCA Education Training and Skills

INTISAA ASSOCIATES LTD

Juniper Education

KRESTON REEVES LLP

MACINTYRE HUDSON LLP

Mazars LLP

PKF Francis Clark

PRICE BAILEY LLP

RSM UK GROUP LLP

SFB GROUP LIMITED

Scrutton Bland

TIAA

U H Y HACKER YOUNG (BIRMINGHAM) LLP

UHY Hacker Young LLP

Wbg Services LLP

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