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National Audit Office

Financial Audit Frameworks 2019 Bundle 2 North of England

Business ServicesCPV 79212100
Value£754k
Awarded27 Aug 2019
Published21 Oct 2019
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£754ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Delivery of the following audits on a contracted-out basis for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 audit cycles: - NHS Blood and Transport - British Library - Social Work England - Office for Standards in Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) - Office for Nuclear Regulation - Defence Electronics and Components Agency For each audit cycle, and for each of the accounts the following outputs are required: • Audit Planning Report; • ISA compliant audit; • Shadow audit certificate; • Audit Completion Report and Management Letter; and • Attendance at audit committees.

Client-facing documents and shadow audit certificates should be prepared using the relevant NAO standard template, which the NAO contact will provide, unless otherwise agreed with the NAO.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Client-facing documents and shadow audit certificates should

Client-facing documents and shadow audit certificates should be prepared using the relevant NAO standard template, which the NAO contact will provide, unless otherwise agreed with the NAO.

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1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Ofsted registrationRegulator registrations
Office for Standards in Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)

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