---
title: "NE Customer Due Diligence Check Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c89d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
published: "2023-05-15"
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# NE Customer Due Diligence Check Service

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c89d

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## Summary

Natural England, the buying organisation, has awarded the contract for the "NE Customer Due Diligence Check Service" to Accenture (UK) Limited. The procurement process was categorised as "services" within the fraud audit services industry. This tender, carried out using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, has now reached the award stage with a contract value of £500,000 signed on May 2, 2023. The location for this contract is in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the fraud audit services sector to compete for providing customer due diligence check services to Natural England. Companies with expertise in risk assessment, background checks, identity verification, and compliance screening would be well-suited to engage with this tender. Accenture (UK) Limited, the current contractor, is a large-scale supplier in London. Interested businesses could explore the buyer's profile to understand more about Natural England's procurement preferences and past contracts.

## Notice

NE Customer Due Diligence Check Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

When a developer applies for a nutrient credit through the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme, the supplier of the CDD service will complete a number of background checks, identity verification and screenings to ensure the developer (the "Customer") is correctly risk assessed and not involved in money laundering, sanctions, terrorism or is a political exposed person (PEP). The supplier will provide a report to NE, including a risk score, based on their findings.

### Procurement Information

Framework Call Off

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013708-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| 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 | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACCENTURE (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212400 - Fraud audit services

## Release History

- 15 May 2023 at 08:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013708-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.accenture.com/gb-en
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

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