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title: "Pentana Audit MK 12.0"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03929f"
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# Pentana Audit MK 12.0

Buyer: NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03929f

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## Summary

The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a contract to Ideagen Plc for the provision of Pentana Audit MK 12.0 software and auditing services. This contract was awarded after a limited procurement process without prior publication of a contract notice. The procurement rationale specified that Ideagen Limited is the only contractor capable of providing necessary support and maintenance due to technical reasons. The contract is valued at £375,000 GBP and was signed on 16th December 2022. The National Audit Office, as the buyer, is located at 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SP, United Kingdom. The contract falls under the services category with a main focus on IT services related to consulting and software development.

This contract opportunity for Pentana Audit MK 12.0 provides business growth potential for suppliers in the IT services industry, particularly those specializing in audit management solutions. Companies offering software development, Internet services, and support related to IT services may find this tender attractive. Due to the negotiated procurement method without public notice, businesses with niche expertise in audit management technology and software solutions, such as Ideagen Plc, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract duration allows for ongoing service provision until the NAO transitions to a new audit management system in 2025/26, creating a stable revenue stream for the winning supplier.

## Notice

The National Audit Office (NAO) currently has a contract with Ideagen Plc to use Pentana Audit MK 12.0, an audit management and documentation solution, that expires in March 2023. The system is still required so that auditors can continue to use it for a further 3 years until NAO's new Audit Management System is ready to be used for all its mainstream regulated audits.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition as per PCR 2015 regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. Retaining Pentana Audit MK 12.0 will ensure there is no disruption to NAO audits, and we continue to have access to support and maintenance from the supplier and developer, Ideagen Plc while NAO have "live" audits pending the transition to our new developer and provider of a new audit management system through to the end of 2025/26.

### Procurement Information

Ideagen Limited is the only contractor able to deliver support and maintenance which includes access to developers and patching to ensure there is no disruption to audits.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035926-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £375,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE |
| Locality | VICTORIA |
| 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 | IDEAGEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2022 at 19:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035926-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=744049832
- https://www.nao.org.uk/

## Provenance

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