Published date: 20 April 2021

Last edited date: 14 July 2021

This notice was replaced on 2 November 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 2 November 2021)

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


Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting, auditing and fiscal services - 79200000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£60,120,000

Procurement reference

tender_220227/935167

Published date

20 April 2021

Closing date

30 November 2020

Closing time

11:59am

Contract start date

16 April 2021

Contract end date

15 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) have appointed national delivery partner(s) to deliver a number of
services within a framework for the following services within lots:
1) Restructuring Services including Insolvency Practitioner (IP)'s (Independent Business Review's,
Administration and advice);
2) Forensic accounting and investigation support services;
3)Audit and Assurance including but not limited to annual programme of audit and funding assurance reviews, ad-hoc audit and assurance services;

Suppliers on the Framework will be awarded work on the basis of a rotational process or where certain circumstances apply within the terms awarded using a further competition.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Provision of Restructuring services, Forensic Accounting, Investigation, Audit and Assurance

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 November 2020

Attachments

Additional text

The Authority has the option to extend the framework on two occasions on the terms. If the Authority decides to exercise its right to extend the framework each extension to be for a period of 12 months maximum.

The Department for Education and its agencies and public bodies will be the customer
The Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) are also considered Contracting Bodies and may call off from the framework under lot 3. The MCA's include:
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
North of Tyne
Sheffield City Region
Tees Valley
West Midlands
West of England 
No directly elected mayor
North East Combined Authority
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Additionally any Crown Body or any other body which substantially performs the functions that had previously been performed by a Contracting Body.

Award information

Awarded date

12 March 2021

Contract start date

16 April 2021

Contract end date

15 April 2023

Total value of contract

£60,120,000

This contract was awarded to 14 suppliers.

Ernst & Young LLP

Address

1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7884

BDO LLP

Address

55 Baker Street, London W1U 7EU

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7885

Azets Holdings Limited t/a Azets

Address

Churchill House, 59 Lichfield Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 2BX

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7886

Mazars LLP

Address

Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1DD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7887

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Address

30 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AG

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7888

Deloitte LLP

Address

1 New Street Square, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3HQ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7889

KPMG LP

Address

St Nicholas House, 31 Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6FQ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7890

FTI Consulting LLP

Address

200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street. London, EC1A 4HD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7891

FRP Advisory Trading Limited

Address

110 Cannon Street London EC4N 6EU

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7892

TIAA LTD

Address

Artillery House, Fort Fareham, Newgate Lane, Fareham, PO14 1AH

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7893

Pricewaterhoousecoopers LLP

Address

1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7895

RSM Risk Assurance Services LLP

Address

6th Floor, 25 Farringdon Street, London EC4A 4AB

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7897

Wylie & Bisset LLP

Address

168 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4TP

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7899

UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP

Address

9-11 Vittoria Street, Birmingham B1 3ND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

con_7900

About the buyer

Contact name

Julia

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Julia.goodwin@education.gov.uk