Published date: 7 November 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Financial auditing services - 79212100
Location of contract
SW1W 9SP
Value of contract
£622,084 to £746,980.80
Procurement reference
C-2638
Published date
7 November 2022
Closing date
3 September 2022
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
3 October 2022
Contract end date
2 October 2026
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
Azets will provide direct support to NAO for the Digital Financial Audits of HMRC for the audit periods 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023, through to 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The NAO also has the option to extend for an addition year to cover the audit period for 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
Azets will work directly with NAO staff and act as members of the NAO Engagement Team.
The scope of work for the engagement as agreed with the NAO Digital Financial Audit team will primarily be to assist in the financial audit of HMRC by auditing the financially relevant applications supporting the material financial statements at HMRC. This will include the performance of IT General Controls audits [covering both SAP and Non-SAP] and application control reviews [in particular supporting PAYE, Self Assessment, Student Loan, Tax Credits & Banking tax streams.]
The audit work performed by Azets will be subject to an internal review cycle at Azets , with all workpapers being reviewed before submission of the workpapers to the Digital Financial Audit team at NAO for their review of the Azets work.
Azets will ensure that the delivered work is of sufficiently high quality as determined by the NAO reviewer and any review comments raised by NAO will be addressed in a timely manner.
The audit will be performed within the NAO's audit tools and NAO laptops.
All Azets personnel will provide at a minimum a certificate of BPSS clearance and / or SC clearance before engaging with NAO or getting involved with audit activities relating to HMRC data.
Award information
Awarded date
15 September 2022
Contract start date
3 October 2022
Contract end date
2 October 2026
Total value of contract
£746,980.80
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
AZETS PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
Address
Churchill House,59 Lichfield Street
WALSALL
West Midlands
WS4 2BX
GBReference
Companies House number: 11468087
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
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