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title: "FA D&A - Future design of D&A support"
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# FA D&A - Future design of D&A support

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-24eddc21-e56f-4022-8f31-e357a4aca76b

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## Summary

The National Audit Office (NAO) has recently completed a procurement process for a contract titled "FA D&A - Future design of D&A support" within the financial auditing services sector. The procurement was carried out through a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement, with a contract value of £42,000. The contract period commenced on 7th March 2022 and concluded on 6th May 2022. The tender aimed to enhance the NAO's data and analytics (D&A) capabilities, particularly for financial audit activities. The procurement phase was officially marked by the award announcement on 25th February 2022, with related documentation published on 26th April 2022.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in data analytics and financial audit services. Companies that offer innovative D&A solutions or possess expertise in risk assessment analytics could find significant growth potential by engaging in similar contracts. The NAO's focus on improving their D&A functionality highlights an ongoing demand for specialised support in this field, making it an attractive sector for businesses looking to expand their client base within the public sector.

## Notice

The use of data and analytics (D&A) is now a core part of the way the National Audit Office (NAO) do their financial audits. EY will provide direct Data & Analytics support to NAO for Financial Audit Data & Analytics (FA D&A) activities, specifically with regards the design of future specifications for FA D&A tooling. We have ambitions to build out our D&A functionality to cover Risk Assessment analytics over GL, and also analytics over other Sub-ledgers. We are seeking specialist support to help further develop our design thinking in these areas. Lira Sukumaran ("resource") will be providing data & analytics design support for the period from 7th March to 31st March. During this time, the following provisions will apply: * The above mentioned EY members will work with the NAO team and their work will be supervised by the NAO. * EY shall continue to deal with any management issues (including all those matters under the resources employment contract requiring action, investigation and/or decisions by EY) for the entirety of the engagement period * The NAO shall direct the activities of the resources but as soon as reasonably practicable shall refer any management issues concerning the resources that come to its attention to EY * Both parties shall inform the other as soon as reasonably practicable of any other significant matter that may arise during the engagement period relating to the resources or their employment * EY shall procure that the resources shall notify Peter Smithson if the resources identify any actual or potential conflict of interest between the NAO and EY during the engagement period * Both parties shall inform the other as soon as reasonably practicable if there is a need to end the agreement early. Notice of at least 10 working days will be provided The audit will be performed within the NAO's audit tools and NAO laptops. All EY personnel will provide at a minimum a certificate of BPSS clearance and / or SC clearance before engaging with NAO or getting involved with audit activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e399e918-a0be-4b14-a122-5693674ed646 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 7 Mar 2022 - 6 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £42,000 |
| 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

- 26 Apr 2022 at 10:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e399e918-a0be-4b14-a122-5693674ed646

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e399e918-a0be-4b14-a122-5693674ed646
  26th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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