Published date: 14 December 2020
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Accounting and auditing services - 79210000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0 to £8,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_243880/901216
Published date
14 December 2020
Closing date
11 January 2021
Closing time
12am
Contract start date
1 February 2021
Contract end date
31 January 2025
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?
No
Description
The intention of this new Framework is to procure fully independent auditing of the commercial activities associated with current and future projects.
This will be delivered via discreet Package Orders which will be for thorough and focused audit activities which could be targeted at any of Highways England's projects, programmes or third party procurement agreements.
The scope of the audits will be to focus on the contractual compliance, activities and performance of Highways England's third party providers as well as the interaction with and of the activities of internal Highways England team who are part of project / programme delivery.
This is to ensure the validity, integrity, reliability and independence of the audit findings.
About the buyer
Address
199 Wharfside Street, The Cube
Birmingham
B1 1RN
England
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Closing: 11 January 2021, 12am