Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
SW1W9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 77985343
E-mail: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nao.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nao.org.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./NZX324K636
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/j_spring_cas_security_check
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
CPT_24_08 Audit Data Extraction and Analysis Automation services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Audit Office (NAO) is seeking bids from experienced supplier(s) who can provide audit data extraction and analysis automation services to support the audit of NAO's audit clients based on the following lots:
•Lot 1 Financial System Transactions Data Extraction Tool with an estimated contract value of £270,000 inclusive of VAT (£90,000 per annum).
•Lot 2 Financial System Controls Data Extraction and Analysis Tool with an estimated contract value of £150,000 inclusive of VAT (£50,000 per annum).
The new contract (s) will run for an initial 1 year from July 2024, with the option to further extend for a period of up to two years (by two periods of 12 months, 1+1+1). No guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contracts.
The agreement under Lot 1 is open for use by other UK public sector audit bodies, namely Audit Wales, Northern Ireland Audit Office and Audit Scotland only.
Interested suppliers will be able to submit a bid for one or both of the lots.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Financial System Transactions Data Extraction Tool
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
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 selected supplier awarded the contract will be expected to provide an off-the-shelf commercial solution for seamlessly extracting financial data from the finance systems used by the Audit bodies.
The estimated value for this lot 1 will be £270k inclusive of VAT (£90,000 per annum).
The selected supplier(s) will be expected to only store and process all NAO and NAO client data in the UK.
The Supplier shall be able to install (if applicable) and offer training and support for their tooling remotely and, if required, at the NAO’s premises in London as required for installation (if applicable), training and support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
225 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NZX324K636
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 Financial System Controls Data Extraction and Analysis Tool
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
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 selected supplier awarded the contract will be expected to provide a system that will be able to extract data pertaining to user and control configurations from ERP systems into a standard format and then analyse said data as appropriate for our audit needs to support our external statutory financial audits where those audits seek to test application and general IT dependent controls.
The estimated value for this lot 2 will be £150k inclusive of VAT (£50,000 per annum).
The selected supplier(s) will be expected to only store and process all NAO and NAO client data in the UK.
The Supplier shall be able to install (if applicable) and offer training and support for their tooling remotely and, if required, at the NAO’s premises in London as required for installation (if applicable), training and support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
125 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NZX324K636
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details.
Registering for access:
The system that NAO will use to electronically conduct this procurement exercise is Delta eSourcing system at https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/j_spring_cas_security_check.
If organisations are interested in this new contract opportunity, then register onto the system by clicking the " Register as a Supplier" link.
Once logged into the system, organisations will be able to locate this procurement by using the Access Code number NZX324K636.
Then select "Register Interest" to be able to access the documentation for this procurement and subsequently submit your response.
For assistance, please contact the Delta Help Desk on 0800 923 9236.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The NAO considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any acceptance of organisations onto the DPS will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement documentation.
The NAO would like to invite interested providers to attend a Virtual Q&A session taking place on Thursday 2nd May 2024 from 9.30 until 10.30am. The purpose of this Q&A session is to offer attendees the opportunity to raise clarifications on the Audit Automation and Analytics Services procurement process.
If organisations are interested in attending the Virtual Market Engagement event, then send expressions of interest via email to nao.procurement@nao.org.uk by 12 noon on Tuesday 30th April 2024
The email will need to include your name, position, organisation and contact details alongside the names and positions of other colleagues wishing to attend. Further details will be made available nearer the time of the event.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Victoria:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./NZX324K636
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/NZX324K636
GO Reference: GO-2024424-PRO-25852278
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 7987372
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2024