Published date: 11 January 2023

Last edited date: 5 March 2024

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


Closing: 1 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£96,000

Procurement reference

GEN_22_109 Specialist model assurance support

Published date

11 January 2023

Closing date

1 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 January 2023

Contract end date

3 March 2025

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

National Audit Office awarded a contract to the supplier through the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 13 framework.

The selected provider will be expected to provide NAO with an experienced model auditor to work in the NAO modelling team on a temporary basis (up to 6 months from January to July 2023). The Model audit lead will play a key role in engaging with our stakeholders to plan audit engagements; develop and apply innovative audit techniques; work to influence NAO clients; and drive their own development by gaining exposure to the audit of complex financial instruments in a public sector context a well as application of modelling and data analytics techniques.

The role will be delivered under hybrid working arrangements with up to 2 days per week in the NAO's London office (specific days by mutual agreement) and the balance delivered remotely.

In Spring 2023, The current call-off contract value of £54,000, excluding VAT (£64,800, including VAT) was increased by £26,000 to allow for the provision of an extra Specialist who would provide model assurance support.

The new contract value is now £80,000, excluding VAT (£96,000 including VAT).

As of 1st March 2024, this contract allowed for an optional 12 months extension which the NAO has decided to utilise. This means the contract has been extended for 12 months running from Monday 4th March 2024 to Monday 3rd March 2025.

More information

Additional text

The contract with Hartley McMaster Ltd will run for a 6 months period from January 2023 until July 2023.

The contract has been extended for 12 months from Monday 4th March 2024 to Monday 3rd March 2025.

Award information

Awarded date

4 January 2023

Contract start date

16 January 2023

Contract end date

3 March 2025

Total value of contract

£96,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hartley McMaster Ltd

Address

54-56 Victoria Street
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3HZ
United Kingdom

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£96,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

ima orosei

Address

157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
LONDON
SW1W9SP
England

Telephone

44 20 7798 5343

Email

nao.procurement@nao.org.uk