Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2)

A Contract Award Notice
by THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£500M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
06 Aug 2025
Delivery
To 16 Jul 2029 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Liverpool

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS), hereby known as the Authority, has established a multi-supplier Framework Contract for the supply of audit and assurance services. Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2) (RM6310) is available for use by organisations, and their successors, listed in the authorised customer list cited at VI.3 (Additional Information) of this Notice. Services will be delivered primarily within the United Kingdom, with some limited requirements overseas. A&AS2 has replaced Audit and Assurance Services (RM6188). A&AS2 has 4 lots - Lot 1 - Internal audit and assurance Lot 2 - External audit Lot 3 - Counter-fraud and investigation Lot 4 - Other independent assurance

Lot Division

1 Internal Audit and Assurance

Provision of services relating to all aspects of internal audit to provide independent and objective assurance and consulting activity on the effectiveness of governance, risk management and controls in line with public sector internal audit standards and other Standards.
2 External Audit

Provision of services relating to all aspects of external audits including inspecting documents, re-performing calculations and reviewing and reporting on controls and systems. Statutory audits requested by grant providers are included.
3 Counter-Fraud and Investigation

Provision of services relating to proactive counter-fraud work and reactive investigations including forensics.
4 Other Independent assurance

Provision of services relating to assurance over aspects of organisational, operational and programme performance, benefiting from objective examination and assessment.

Award Detail

1 See Contracts Finder Notice for Full Supplier List (Liverpool)
  • Num offers: 61
  • Value: £500,000,000

Award Criteria

Quality 70.0
PRICE 30.0

CPV Codes

  • 79212000 - Auditing services
  • 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
  • 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
  • 72810000 - Computer audit services
  • 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
  • 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services
  • 79212110 - Corporate governance rating services
  • 79212200 - Internal audit services
  • 79313000 - Performance review services
  • 66113000 - Credit granting services
  • 66113100 - Micro-credit granting services
  • 66151000 - Financial market operational services
  • 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
  • 79212300 - Statutory audit services
  • 79212500 - Accounting review services
  • 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
  • 79212400 - Fraud audit services
  • 90714000 - Environmental auditing
  • 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services
  • 90714300 - Sectoral environmental auditing services
  • 90714400 - Activity specific environmental auditing services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement. As part of this contract award notice the following can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8be6f4c8-9b71-4950-b147-d78694... from the URL. This means the live notice will be linked once published. 1) Redacted Commercial Agreement 2) List of Successful Suppliers 3) Approved Customer list 4) Transparency Agenda On 02/04/2014, Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.

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