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title: "ECO4 Fraud and Error Assurance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04bd02"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL"
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# ECO4 Fraud and Error Assurance

Buyer: DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bd02

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "ECO4 Fraud and Error Assurance" was conducted by DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial, a ministry-level authority based in London, UK. This procurement falls under the industry category of services, specifically fraud audit services, with contract execution focused across the UK. The procurement progressed to the award stage with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP securing the contract. The process followed the Open Procedure method and was accelerated under Reg 27. The contract, valued at GBP 486,111.11, was signed on 28 January 2025, with the completion documentation confirming the award on 21 February 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses experienced in fraud audit services, particularly those with a strong background in government schemes, and energy supplier obligations. Companies with expertise in data and document analysis, business analysis, fraud detection and prevention, retrofit, low carbon heating, and a national coverage for conducting on-site audits would find this opportunity beneficial for growing their portfolio. The comprehensive review of fraud and error risks and the assessment of current delivery systems enforced by DESNZ ensures that the successful bidder will play a critical role in shaping evidence-based future policy and best practice in service delivery management.

## Notice

This Contract Award Notice is to confirm that the Accelerated Open Procurement has concluded with the award of a contract to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DESNZ sought to procure a supplier to carry out a comprehensive review of fraud and error risks on the ECO4 scheme, and also assess the capability of current delivery systems for managing those risks. The department wants to better understand the extent to which the scheme is providing support to the correct households and properties to enable evidence-based future policy design and best practice in delivery management. The awarded supplier's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Data and document analysis. - Industry knowledge, specifically retrofit, low carbon heating and energy efficiency installation through the construction industry. - Understanding in similar/comparable scheme/project delivery. Familiarity with government schemes and ideally energy supplier obligation schemes would be beneficial. - Ability to conduct a low number of on-site audits of domestic properties and installation of funded measures (with national cover) to validate hypotheses around risks. - Gathering and analysing relevant information, data, accounts, audits, project management artefacts and other relevant information sources. - Business analysis (including understanding structure, policies and operations, identifying business need, determining solutions) and process modelling. - Fraud management, analysis, detection and prevention. - Working knowledge and experience of application of Counter Fraud Functional Standard (GovS 013) requirements. - Interview design and analysis. - Ability to recognise issues and their potential and ranked impact to make actionable recommendations both through regular and ad-hoc collaborative meetings and in final reporting with DESNZ

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006566-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £495,000 |
| Lots value | £495,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £486,111 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DESNZ & DSIT GROUP COMMERCIAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| 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 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212400 - Fraud audit services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2025 at 10:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006566-2025
- 20 Nov 2024 at 17:24 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037593-2024
- 19 Nov 2024 at 16:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037420-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/088750560193450A2C5E
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037420-2024

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