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title: "Office for Legal Complaints 2019-21 BDO"
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# Office for Legal Complaints 2019-21 BDO

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bc0fcd28-2c89-4f7c-b8da-f6ce9a44658c

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## Summary

The National Audit Office is seeking a contractor for the "Office for Legal Complaints 2019-21 BDO" project, which falls under the financial auditing services category. This selective procurement process includes a call-off from a framework agreement, with the contract period commencing on 2nd September 2019 and concluding on 1st September 2021. The tender process was completed with a final award date of 8th August 2019, and the bid submission deadline was set for 1st August 2019. All activities are to take place in London, England, with a total contract value of £63,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for growth, particularly for established financial service providers well-versed in auditing processes and compliance requirements. Companies specialising in audit services, especially those with experience in performing ISA-compliant audits, would be ideally suited to engage with this contract. The structured timeline and the need for regularity opinions and audits at specified intervals throughout the contract offer a predictable workload that could help businesses scale their operations effectively.

## Notice

Completion of a fully ISA compliant audit and provision of a shadow audit opinion for the C&AG on the Office for Legal Complaints 2019-20 financial statements and the Office for Legal Complaints 2020-21 financial statements. To include a regularity audit and shadow regularity opinion. Completion of the following milestones to support a pre-recess target certification date: ~ Completion of a full audit plan (by 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020) ~ Delivery of an Audit Planning Report to be presented at the February 2020 Audit Committee and February 2021 Audit Committee (although APR to be circulated outside of the Committee in December/January) ~ Completion of a fully ISA compliant audit (interim audit: January 2020 and January 2021; final audit: May 2020 and May 2021) ~ Completion of Audit Completion Report for presentation at the June Audit Committee ~ Completion of Management Letter (June/July 2020 and June/July 2021) ~ Provision of a shadow audit opinion, including a regularity opinion (June/July 2020 and June/July 2021)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50c3477-190d-49ee-9166-ddaed0bf9e4a |
| 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 | 20 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2019 - 1 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £63,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £63,000 |
| 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 | BDO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212100 - Financial auditing services

## Release History

- 20 Nov 2019 at 14:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50c3477-190d-49ee-9166-ddaed0bf9e4a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50c3477-190d-49ee-9166-ddaed0bf9e4a
  20th November 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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