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title: "Forensic Audit Framework"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HIGHWAYS ENGLAND"
published: "2021-07-15"
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# Forensic Audit Framework

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ecf53e1-8072-463d-a297-9bd504b481a6

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## Summary

The procurement process concerns a Forensic Audit Framework initiated by Highways England, located in Leeds, England. This open tender concludes the award stage on 15th January 2021, with a contract value of £8 million intended for accounting and auditing services extending from 1st July 2021 to 30th June 2025. The framework aims to enhance the independent auditing of commercial activities associated with Highways England's projects and contracts, ensuring compliance and performance monitoring of third-party providers.

This opportunity is particularly beneficial for businesses that specialise in accounting and auditing services, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the capability to conduct thorough, independent audits. The framework provides a platform for these businesses to engage with Highways England’s numerous projects, fostering potential growth through targeted audit packages that could enhance reputational credibility and establish long-term partnerships within the public sector.

## Notice

The intention of this new framework is to procure fully independent auditing of the commercial activities associated with current and future projects and contracts. This will be delivered via discrete package orders which will be for thorough and focused audit activities which could be targeted at any of Highways England's projects, programmes or third party procurement agreements. The scope of the audits will be to focus on the contractual compliance, activities and performance of Highways England's third party providers as well as the interaction with and of the activities of internal Highways England team who are part of project/programme delivery. This is to ensure the validity, integrity, reliability and independence of the audit findings

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d831f75-f480-4992-b172-7d1103a47cdf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,000,000 |
| 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 | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS11 9AT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Beeston & Holbeck |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | DELOITTE; THE ORANGE PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2021 at 08:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d831f75-f480-4992-b172-7d1103a47cdf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d831f75-f480-4992-b172-7d1103a47cdf
  15th July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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