External audit of public bodies in Scotland
Estimated value
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services
Awarded value
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Suppliers
11
Lots
4
4 awarded
Published
20 May 2022
Description
This tender exercise is designed to allow the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission to make appointments to firms for approximately 36 per cent by value of the overall annual audit work of the bodies within their remits.
Scope
- Reference
- NAA-2021
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
The Auditor General and the Accounts Commission may decide, at their sole discretion, to extend any audit appointments made under the contract for up to two further years.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 7921210079212300
- Contract locations
- Scotland
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit tools, support, and access to appropriate expertise | 8% | quality | — |
| Training and developing the audit profession | 8% | quality | — |
| Skills of key staff | 16% | quality | — |
| Quality of written material | 16% | quality | — |
| Adding value to audited bodies | 6% | quality | — |
| Contribution to the public sector audit regime in Scotland | 6% | quality | — |
| Ability to present to audit committees | 8% | quality | — |
| Climate change | 4% | quality | — |
| Fair work practices | 4% | quality | — |
| Community benefit | 4% | quality | — |
| — | 20% | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Awarded to
KP
AZ
KP
KP
KP
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Core audits | £5.0m | cancelled |
| 2 | Public Interest Entities | — | cancelled |
| 3 | Regulated water industry | — | cancelled |
| 4 | Regulated financial industry | — | cancelled |