Published date: 9 December 2019

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


Closing: 1 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial auditing services - 79212100

Location of contract

SW1W 9SP

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

C-1368

Published date

9 December 2019

Closing date

1 October 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Outsourced audit of Water Services Regulation Authority 2019-20 and 2020-21; full financial statements audits. Completion of fully ISA compliant audits and provision of shadow audit opinions for the C&AG on the Water Services Regulation Authority 2019-20 and 2010-21 financial statements, to include a regularity audit and shadow regularity opinion.
Audit in accordance with NAO outsourcing framework, provision of shadow audit opinions and regularity opinions. Completion of planning, interim and final fieldwork and audit completion by Parliamentary Recess in July 2020 and July 2021.
Reporting to the following Audit and Risk Committees:
Audit Planning Report 2019/20 ARAC date 2/12/19
Interim Findings - 2019/20 ARAC date 20/2/20
Audit Completion Report 2019/20 ARAC date 10/6/20
Audit Planning Report 2020/21 ARAC date 7/12/20
Interim Findings 2020/21 ARAC date - TBC - similar dates expected as above
Audit Completion Report 2020/21 - ARAC Date TBC - similar dates expected as above


Award information

Awarded date

23 October 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2021

Total value of contract

£120,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

GRANT THORNTON LIMITED

Address

30 Finsbury Square
EC2A 1AG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 02917818

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Tania Khan

Address

157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
LONDON
SW1W9SP
England

Telephone

02077987000

Email

mary.zembylas@nao.org.uk