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title: "Natural England 2018-19"
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# Natural England 2018-19

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a94e45b-8fce-4679-98af-a07fdcfec8a6

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Natural England 2018-19" was conducted by the National Audit Office, focusing on financial auditing services in the United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £360,705.60, involved completing an audit of Natural England's financial statements and was initiated as a selective tender from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on 1st September 2018, with the contract period running from 1st October 2018 to 1st October 2021. The audit work was required to be completed by the Parliamentary Recess in July 2019, with all fieldwork and audit completion milestones set before this deadline.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in financial auditing services, particularly those with experience in public sector audits. Given the nature of the work, larger firms with established capabilities in compliance and regulatory auditing, such as Ernst & Young Limited, are well-positioned to compete. Businesses capable of delivering comprehensive audit opinions and services such as regularity audits will find this to be a compelling opportunity to expand their client portfolios within the public sector.

## Notice

Completion of a fully ISA compliant audit and provision of a shadow audit opinion for the C&AG on the Natural England 2018-19 financial statements. To include a regularity audit and shadow regularity opinion. Completion of planning, interim and final fieldwork and audit completion by Parliamentary Recess in July 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1718de9-2ae7-4d5f-8598-24caf9972cf0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Feb 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 1 Oct 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £360,705 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £360,705 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1W 9SP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Pimlico North |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ERNST & YOUNG |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212100 - Financial auditing services

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2019 at 12:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1718de9-2ae7-4d5f-8598-24caf9972cf0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1718de9-2ae7-4d5f-8598-24caf9972cf0
  5th February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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