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NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) forthe procurement for the provision of the External Audit Services

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

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Opportunity overview

All NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are required to appoint their own external auditors, and as such NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB required a comprehensive and efficient External Audit Service (EAS), who would assist in meeting their roles and responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence. A further competition against the Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS), Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework (RM6188) was run. Contract 1st June 2025- 31st May 2028, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Total value of the contract £1,169,400.00 This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

KPMG LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Jan 2025
Award ID
074042-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC301540
Location
London, UKI, E14 5GL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services

Lots

  • All NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are required to appoint their own external auditors, and as such NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB required a comprehensive and efficient External Audit Service (EAS), who would assist in meeting their roles and responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence. A further competition against the Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS), Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework (RM6188) was run. Contract 1st June 2025- 31st May 2028, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Total value of the contract £1,169,400.00 This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C311801
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of procurement legislation and as such this tender was conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
All NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are required to appoint their own external auditors, and as such NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB required a comprehensive and efficient External Audit Service (EAS), who would assist in meeting their roles and responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence. A further competition against the Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS), Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework (RM6188) was run. Contract 1st June 2025- 31st May 2028, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Total value of the contract £1,169,400.00 This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Options

Description
Up to a further 24 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
65
Criterion 2
Name
Finanical
Type
cost
Description
35

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QUY
Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QUY
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-OC301540
Name
KPMG LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 5GL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
15 Canada Square

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC301540
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
KPMG LLP
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-166629
Name
NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB

Award information

Award 1
Id
074042-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC301540
Name
KPMG LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
074042-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
074042-2025-1
Date Signed
24 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,169,400
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS16AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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