Award

Audit of the Statutory Accounts of ScotRail Trains Limited

SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

This contract award relates to ScotRail Trains Limited for the audit of their statutory accounts for the year ending 31st March 2023, with the goal of signing off the accounts by 31st July 2023. The buying organisation, ScotRail Trains Limited, is situated in Glasgow, UKM, and operates in the railway services category. The procurement process has reached the award stage and has been completed. The contract was executed through a limited procurement method, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, under the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6188. The contract was awarded on 12th December 2022, with PwC LLP being the selected supplier.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the audit and assurance services industry. Firms with expertise in statutory account audits, particularly those with a background in the transport sector, would find themselves well-suited for such contracts. By engaging in this type of work, businesses can expand their portfolios within the public sector, building credentials and relationships through established frameworks like the CCS Framework. Additionally, large firms with the capacity to handle complex and sizeable audits, like PwC, demonstrate the competitive advantages such as resource availability and expertise required to secure these kinds of direct awards.

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Notice Title

Audit of the Statutory Accounts of ScotRail Trains Limited

Notice Description

This is a contract award notice for the audit of the statutory accounts of ScotRail Trains Limited. For year 1 this is for year ending 31st March 2023 and the accounts will aim to be signed off by 31st July 2023.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is the award of a contract is for the audit of the statutory accounts of ScotRail Trains Limited. For year 1 this is for year ending 31st March 2023 and the accounts will aim to be signed off by 31st July 2023. This service is being procured through the Crown Commercial Services framework RM6188 - Audit and Assurance Service (A&AS) - Lot 1 Internal Audit and Assurance

Procurement Information

The contract is being awarded through and in compliance with the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6188 (Lot 1) (the "CCS Framework"). As a result, there is no legal requirement to advertise the contract as the framework has already been advertised. The contract has been awarded directly to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) LLP under the CCS framework which permits a direct award. Audit Scotland were unable to appoint an auditor on behalf of ScotRail, this was explored via their own framework for audit services for the public sector, but due to capacity and availability, no firm could be appointed via this route. ScotRail were then handed over the task of appointing the auditor directly and have selected the CCS framework route for this. Given the type of organisation ScotRail are, PWC are one of only a number of firms on the CCS framework with the knowledge and qualifications to conduct this work for ScotRail. From the number on the framework who could complete this work, PWC were the only ones with the capacity and availability to provide the audit services to ScotRail, it is considered that the direct award under the CCS Framework is permissible in these circumstances.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000716582
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541098
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

79212100 - Financial auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
kathleen.gay@scotrail.co.uk, procurement@scotrail.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3448110141

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 6HQ
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PWC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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