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United Kingdom-Cambridge: Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Audit Services and Advisory Consultancy Services

Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 003-003448/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: East of England NHS Collaborative Hub
Postal address: Victoria House, Capital Business Park, Fulbourn
Town: Cambridge
Postal code: CB21 5XB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Sandra Atik
Telephone: +44 7983339079
Email: phc@eoecph.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Audit Services and Advisory Consultancy Services

Reference number: project_18893
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 79200000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description: EOECPH is seeking experienced, proven, innovative and agile providers to deliver multi-speciality audit services relevant to publicly funded bodies including but not limited to NHS.
This will include supply of external audit, internal audit, counter fraud services, internal audit and counter fraud services, workforce audit services, VAT audit services, local security management specialists, and business/consultancy audit and financial services to compliment and support all other lots on the framework.
This framework is for the benefit of publicly funded (wholly or partially funded) service delivery arenas, such as but not limited to (including combinations and variations) of: core public services (central and sub-central authorities); patient/user-centric service development; NHS delivered health services; other delivered health services; social services; local government services; local authority services; health and social care services, who are, or become customers of EoECPH or Alliances.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:10000000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: External Audit
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79200000
Main CPV code: 79210000
Main CPV code: 79212000
Main CPV code: 79212100
Main CPV code: 79212300
Main CPV code: 79212500

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
External audit’s objectives are to review and report on:
(a) the financial aspects of the audited body’s corporate governance arrangements, as they relate to:
(i) the legality of transactions that might have significant financial consequences;
(ii) the financial standing of the audited body;
(iii) systems of internal financial control;
(iv) standards of financial conduct, and
(v) the prevention and detection of fraud and corruption;
(b) the audited body’s financial statements; and
(c) aspects of the audited body’s arrangements to manage its performance, as they relate to economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of resources.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.2.1) Title: Internal Audit
Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79200000
Main CPV code: 79210000
Main CPV code: 79212000
Main CPV code: 79212100
Main CPV code: 79212200
Main CPV code: 79212300
Main CPV code: 79212400
Main CPV code: 79212500

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provider will be expected to provide a full internal audit service, undertaking systems-based audits where feasible. The main responsibility of that service will be to provide the board (through its Audit Committee) with assessments of the effectiveness of the contracting authority’s system of internal control which can be relied on by external auditors for their annual governance statement.
The internal auditors will report to the director of finance and performance but will also have direct access to the Audit Committee. It is recognised that an effective control system reduces the likelihood that errors or irregularities will occur and remain undetected; however, it does not eliminate that possibility. It is also recognised that the provider’s work does not guarantee that errors or irregularities will not occur and may not detect errors or irregularities which do occur.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.2.1) Title: Counter Fraud Services
Lot No:3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79200000
Main CPV code: 79210000
Main CPV code: 79212000
Main CPV code: 79212100
Main CPV code: 79212400

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
All Publicly funded contracting bodies require high quality counter fraud services, which meet the service delivery and reporting requirements specifically relevant to their organisation, ensuring that the publicly funded entity as contracting authority, obtains value for money whilst providing its core role and responsibilities.
The provider will be expected to take on any additional duties during the contract period arising from legislative changes and directives relating to counter fraud, subject to the agreement as to the impact of new requirements on the agreed counter fraud plan, and will ensure the necessary levels of professional independence and objectivity.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.2.1) Title: Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services
Lot No:4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79200000
Main CPV code: 79210000
Main CPV code: 79212000
Main CPV code: 79212100
Main CPV code: 79212200
Main CPV code: 79212300
Main CPV code: 79212400

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of combined internal audit and counter fraud services will not be directly evaluated. A tenderer’s scores for Lot 2 and Lot 3 will be combined to calculate the tenderers Lot 4 score. Providers whose bid submission is suitable for award in their own right for Lot 2 and Lot 3 will be considered for Lot 4, where so identified by the bidder as part of their submission.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.2.1) Title: Workforce Audit Services
Lot No:5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79212200

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The workforce audit lot will comprise of service delivery requirements, including but not limited to the following areas:
— temporary and permanent clinical staffing,
— temporary, fixed term and permanent staffing including non-clinical, temporary and fixed-term staff,
— staff bank suppliers including both technology and practical delivery and flexible resource pool – staff bank,
— international recruitment staffing programmes including international healthcare professionals recruitment and associated services,
— NHS workforce focussed technology solutions,
— NHS workforce focussed Consultancy solutions.
The scope and extent of the audit requirements will be defined by the contracting authority. Audits may include but are not limited to the following areas of staffing supplier operations or company credentials:
— financial stability including for bidders of new framework agreements,
— operational or any other business functions as required e.g. framework compliance checks,
— mandatory assessment, either annual or as specified by the contracting authority,
— reviewing operations against compliance with NHS pre-employment checks and employers employment checks and or as detailed by the contracting authority,
— reactionary assessments as a result of information learnt or accusations made
Provisionally and in consideration of the requirements specified above, the remit of the work can be categorised as, but is not limited, the following:
— pre or post award audit,
— rolling/periodic/scheduled audit,
— ad-hoc/reactionary audit.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.2.1) Title: Local Security Management Specialists
Lot No:7
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 66171000
Main CPV code: 79212000
Main CPV code: 79700000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The role of the LSMS is to implement at a local level, the national policy for security management, and to work proactively and reactively with the NHS contracting authorities accessing these services. Providers will be required to assist with the development and implementation of services as well as assisting trusts review their security strategies to ensure that staff and patients along with trust and personal assets are protected as far as is reasonably practicable, allowing the trust to focus on providing and delivering high quality healthcare.
The provider will be responsible for:
— providing security management and or assurance services,
— assisting the organisation in reviewing and addressing security risks,
— ensuring there are effective policies and procedures in place in terms of physical and procedural security,
— enabling a safe and secure environment where staff and visitors are as safe as is reasonably practicable,
— for NHS organisations enabling a safe and secure environment where staff, patients and visitors so that the highest standards of clinical care can be made available to service users,
— developing appropriate training to support security standards,
— provide advice and guidance through working in close partnership with Trust stakeholders and external organisations such as the Police, Crown Prosecution Services (CPS), auditors/other professional bodies and trade unions,
— enabling and promoting a pro-security culture within the organisation,
— monitoring and investigating violence and security incidents,
— ensuring the organisation is taking appropriate and proportional action in respect to incidents, and
— to actively work to reduce incidents of violence and aggression in the organisation through proactive work streams such as physical, technical and procedural controls to provide a balanced and appropriate security approach that meets the needs and circumstances of any service/locality.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.2.1) Title: Consultancy Audit and Financial Services
Lot No:8
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79200000
Main CPV code: 79210000
Main CPV code: 79212000
Main CPV code: 79212100
Main CPV code: 79212200
Main CPV code: 79212300
Main CPV code: 79212400

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 8 is a locked lot and will not be evaluated; it is intended that inclusion to this lot will only be available to those providers awarded to the framework. Consultancy audit services can either supplement the lot or lots a provider has been awarded to, complimenting services detailed against the lot, or alternatively they can be stand alone to provide independent review and scrutiny for governance requirements applicable to the wider audit environment, or services and advice which ties back to the wider requirements of the Trust.
Consultancy services requirements may change during the life of the framework; from changes in requirements from legislation, or individual Trust needs, staff turnover and organisational transition, etc.
The types of consultancy services available under Lot 8 could be but are not restricted to the following types of services:
— business/service reviews,
— due diligence reviews,
— standard training and development,
— CCG board evaluation and development,
— governance for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs),
— ‘Critical Friend’ support,
— IT health checks, managing risks and securing value,
— information governance in practice,
— data analysis, computer assisted auditing techniques (CAATs),
— bribery act and counter fraud training,
— conflict resolution and security management,
— charitable funds training and development,
— clinical commissioning groups board and evaluation,
— financial recovery and tracking,
— facilitation workshops for boards,
— training on the role of audit committees for non executive directors,
— support in developing governance arrangements,
— ‘Deep Dive’ financial account checks this could be a review on invoicing to ensure appropriate payments have been made e.g. HMRC, supplier invoicing, etc.
— cyber security assessments and testing on systems.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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 the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2019/S 153-377590
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2019/S 153-377590
Lot No: 1
Title: External Audit

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-11-18
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: BDO LLP
National registration number: OC305127
Postal address: 55 Baker Street
Town: London
Postal code: W1U 7EU
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 10000000
Currency: GBP
Contract No: 2019/S 153-377590
Lot No: 1
Title: External Audit

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-11-18
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Deloitte LLP
National registration number: OC 303675
Postal address: 2 New Street Square
Town: London
Postal code: EC4A 3BZ
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 10000000
Currency: GBP
Contract No: 2019/S 153-377590
Lot No: 1
Title: External Audit

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-11-18
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Grant Thornton UK LLP
National registration number: OC307742
Postal address: 30 Finsbury Square
Town: London
Postal code: EC2A 1AG
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 10000000
Currency: GBP
Contract No: 2019/S 153-377590
Lot No: 1
Title: External Audit

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-11-18
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: KPMG
National registration number: OC301540
Postal address: 15 Canada Square
Town: London
Postal code: E14 5GL
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 10000000
Currency: GBP
Contract No: 2019/S 153-377590
Lot No: 1
Title: External Audit

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-11-18
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Mazars LLP
National registration number: OC308299
Postal address: Tower Bridge House
Town: London
Postal code: E1W 1DD
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME no