Published date: 4 February 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 18 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting, auditing and fiscal services - 79200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£165,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP631057856

Published date

4 February 2022

Closing date

18 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The procurement covers the audits of the accounts (as per the Code of Audit Practice) eligible bodies across England that opt in for the purposes of the appointment of auditors under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the requirements of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015. Eligible entities include local councils, combined authorities, police and crime commissioners, police, fire and crime commissioners, chief constables, fire and rescue authorities, waste authorities, passenger transport executives and national park authorities. Of the current 476 bodies eligible to opt in, at 4 February 2022, 195 have accepted the invitation issued on 22 September 2021. The closing date for acceptance is 11 March 2022. PSAA expects to receive acceptances throughout the opt-in period and will maintain an up to date record of bodies joining the scheme on the PSAA website www.psaa.co.uk. The audited bodies covered by the contracts may change over time.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Julie Brown

Address

18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK

Telephone

+447818562920

Email

ap2@psaa.co.uk