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title: "FA D&A - Data Analysts for AIMS related data projects"
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# FA D&A - Data Analysts for AIMS related data projects

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e602a69e-e64f-4a34-b7d1-fa13bc57f2cf

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## Summary

The National Audit Office (NAO) is seeking bids for the contract titled "FA D&A - Data Analysts for AIMS related data projects." This procurement, classified under analytical, scientific, mathematical, or forecasting software packages, is located in London, with a contract period running from 13 December 2021 to 12 June 2022. The procurement process was initiated through a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement. Interested suppliers needed to submit their tenders by the deadline of 12 November 2021. The total value of the contract is £99,600, with a minimum threshold of £83,000.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in data analytics and financial auditing support services. Businesses that excel in providing analytical solutions and have experience in working with government organisations may find this procurement particularly advantageous. The contract aims to establish a dedicated team of data analysts to assist financial audit teams with the implementation of data and analytics tools, thus fostering the growth of firms capable of providing such expertise.

## 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. Specifically, the use of the journals data analytic tools is now mandated in how financial audit teams ("FA Teams") should do the audit of journals. The mandated approach to testing journals now involve FA Teams loading (general ledger) data onto the NAO's data platform (called AIMS - Audit Information Management System) and then using the in house journal analytics to identify high risk journal that then need to be individually tested. There are some technical challenges in using this D&A approach to journals testing and FA Team need support and training in adopting this mandated approach. For the 2020/2021 audit season a temporary team was created of D&A Specialists to support financial audit teams with the use of AIMS and the journals analytics tools. This team was disbanded in mid-2021. As such, at the current time, we do not have a dedicated team of D&A specialists to support financial audit teams through the 2021/2022 audit season. A request for a permanent team has been made as part of the 2022/2023 Operational Planning process, but even if this request is approved the team will not be in place until mid-2022 at the earliest. Until this permanent team of D&A specialists is in place we need to find an alternative resourcing plan for the 2021/2022 audit season. The requirement is for a small team of D&A Specialists who can provide support to the FA Teams with obtaining general ledger data, uploading that data to the AIMS platform, processing that data through the journal analytics tool, and then interpreting the output.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ce4f295-bae8-4c1f-ab4e-47f2f4846d21 |
| 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 | 25 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | 13 Dec 2021 - 12 Jun 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £99,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £99,600 |
| 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

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2022 at 15:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ce4f295-bae8-4c1f-ab4e-47f2f4846d21

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ce4f295-bae8-4c1f-ab4e-47f2f4846d21
  25th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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