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title: "HMRC IT Audit 2022-23 to 2025-26 Azets"
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# HMRC IT Audit 2022-23 to 2025-26 Azets

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4732a33c-13d9-4c8b-acf8-a38bf429c125

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## Summary

The National Audit Office has awarded a contract to Azets Property Holding Company Limited for the HMRC IT Audit 2022-23 to 2025-26. The contract involves financial auditing services for HMRC, with a contract value of £746,980.8 GBP. The procurement method was selective, calling off from a framework agreement. The contract period is from 3rd October 2022 to 2nd October 2026, with the tender closing on 3rd September 2022. The procurement stage is the award.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the financial auditing services sector, particularly those with expertise in IT General Controls audits and application control reviews. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are highlighted as suitable suppliers for this contract. Companies interested in engaging with the National Audit Office and working on the financial audit of HMRC data are encouraged to explore this opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

Azets will provide direct support to NAO for the Digital Financial Audits of HMRC for the audit periods 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023, through to 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The NAO also has the option to extend for an addition year to cover the audit period for 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. Azets will work directly with NAO staff and act as members of the NAO Engagement Team. The scope of work for the engagement as agreed with the NAO Digital Financial Audit team will primarily be to assist in the financial audit of HMRC by auditing the financially relevant applications supporting the material financial statements at HMRC. This will include the performance of IT General Controls audits [covering both SAP and Non-SAP] and application control reviews [in particular supporting PAYE, Self Assessment, Student Loan, Tax Credits & Banking tax streams.] The audit work performed by Azets will be subject to an internal review cycle at Azets , with all workpapers being reviewed before submission of the workpapers to the Digital Financial Audit team at NAO for their review of the Azets work. Azets will ensure that the delivered work is of sufficiently high quality as determined by the NAO reviewer and any review comments raised by NAO will be addressed in a timely manner. The audit will be performed within the NAO's audit tools and NAO laptops. All Azets 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 relating to HMRC data.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b666e50c-cdbe-4f73-baa5-1153ca0daa0c |
| 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 | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2022 - 2 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £746,980 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £746,980 |
| 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 | AZETS PROPERTY HOLDING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212100 - Financial auditing services

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2022 at 13:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b666e50c-cdbe-4f73-baa5-1153ca0daa0c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b666e50c-cdbe-4f73-baa5-1153ca0daa0c
  7th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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