Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2077987000
E-mail: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nao.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Financial Instruments Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a place to multiple suppliers onto a Financial Instrument Framework to provide Financial Instrument Services for the provision of specialist advice, training and expertise to support the NAO audits sector this could include (but not limited to): 1.External expertise to support NAO audit teams 2.Delivery of financial instrument specific training 3.Ad-hoc technical accounting, advisory and project support
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 666 666.67
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Audit Office has awarded a place to multiple suppliers onto a Financial Instrument Framework to provide Financial Instrument Services for the provision of specialist advice, training and expertise to support the NAO audits sector.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-031708
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Deloitte LLP
OC303675
1, New Street Square
London
EC4A 3HQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst & Young LLP
OC300001
1 More London Place
London
SE1 2AF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mazars LLP
OC308299
30 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
OC303525
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 666 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-2023417-PRO-22559965
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2077987372
E-mail: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2023