Published date: 7 February 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 October 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Statutory audit services - 79212300

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£343,140

Procurement reference

External Audit LLR/SP/16/NHSSBS/16/PC/ZY/8952 (itt584)

Published date

7 February 2017

Closing date

20 October 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS SBS Framework Reference Number: SBS/16/PC/ZY/8952
OJEU Ref: 2016/S 033-053430
The procurement has been led by Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU) on behalf of
Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (LCCCG), East Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELRCCG) and West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (WLCCG).
Background, Aims and Objectives of Service
Following the changes to the local external audit arrangements from the Local Audit Accountability Act 2014, NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups now need to procure and locally appoint their own auditors for the year 2017- 2018 and subsequent financial years. There are a number of requirements set in legislation; these include the role of auditor panels, and that auditors have to be registered through the regulation process to be eligible to audit local public bodies. The duties of the auditors are set out in the Act, together with their compliance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office (NAO). Appointments must be made by 31 December 2016.
The aims and objectives of this project were to commission an External Audit Service for the LLR CCG's, via the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (through a mini-competition), with a view to making cost savings for all three LLR CCG's.

Award information

Awarded date

22 December 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£343,140

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Address

Melton Street, London, NW1 2EP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

AGSCU, St John's House,
Leicester
LE1 6NB
England

Email

LLRProcurement@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk