Published date: 6 March 2023
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Financial consultancy services - 66171000
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services - 79200000
Accounting and auditing services - 79210000
Auditing services - 79212000
Financial auditing services - 79212100
Internal audit services - 79212200
Statutory audit services - 79212300
Fraud audit services - 79212400
Accounting review services - 79212500
Investigation and security services - 79700000
Location of contract
CB21 5XB
Procurement reference
CF-1380300D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
6 March 2023
Closing date
4 April 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The four NHS Collaborative Procurement Hubs (hereon referred to as the NHS Procurement in Partnership (NHS PiP and/or the Authorities)) namely East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (East of England), NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP), NHS Commercial Solutions and North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is issuing this market engagement in connection with the potential procurement to establish a single approach to market to support membership of all 4 Hubs for Statutory & Multi-Specialty Audit Services & Advisory Consultancy Services.
The purpose of the Early Engagement is to gauge interest and connect with providers within this marketplace to better understand market interest, capability and capacity to deliver the requirements. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time.
As part of this pre-tender strategy, NHS PiP would like to connect with providers of this type of service via a pre-market engagement exercise. We are therefore asking for your assistance through completion of our questionnaire. The information you provide will help us to form and shape the way the service specification is refreshed and updated for a framework that will last 4 years.
EoECPH on behalf of NHS PiP, the Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system, Atamis, in any resulting procurement exercise and is utilising Atamis to manage this project for both pre-procurement / marketplace engagement communication and activity with suppliers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to suppliers and all communications with the EOECPH including the submission of the questionnaire will be conducted via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Any resulting procurement documentation will be published on the same procurement portal to ensure minimal supplier registration.
The questionnaire will run on the Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
How to access the Questionnaire on the portal:
• Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered:
• To Express an Interest in this market engagement, search and Select contract reference - C147864 - Market Engagement - Statutory & Multi-Specialty Audit Services & Advisory Consultancy Services
• Please complete the questionnaire within the requirements section
• Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at -
• support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses
The closing time and date for the return of your responses are 12.00pm on Tuesday 4th April 2023. Responses received after this date may be considered at EoECPH discretion.
About the buyer
Contact name
Corporate Services
Address
Victoria House Capital Park
Fulbourn
CB21 5XB
United Kingdom
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