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Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2)

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Government Commercial Agency · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 11:32.

Opportunity overview

Government Commercial Agency (GCA), 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

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.

Classification

  • CPV66113000 — Credit granting services
  • CPV66113100 — Micro-credit granting services
  • CPV66151000 — Financial market operational services
  • CPV66152000 — Financial market regulatory services
  • CPV72224200 — System quality assurance planning services
  • CPV72225000 — System quality assurance assessment and review services
  • CPV72810000 — Computer audit services
  • CPV75211200 — Foreign economic-aid-related services
  • CPV79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • CPV79210000 — Accounting and auditing services
  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services
  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212110 — Corporate governance rating services
  • CPV79212200 — Internal audit services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services
  • CPV79212400 — Fraud audit services
  • CPV79212500 — Accounting review services
  • CPV79311410 — Economic impact assessment
  • CPV79313000 — Performance review services
  • CPV90714000 — Environmental auditing
  • CPV90714200 — Corporate environmental auditing services
  • CPV90714300 — Sectoral environmental auditing services
  • CPV90714400 — Activity specific environmental auditing services

Lots

  • Internal Audit and AssuranceValue not stated
  • External AuditValue not stated
  • Counter-Fraud and InvestigationValue not stated
  • Other Independent assuranceValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RM6310
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Internal Audit and Assurance
Description
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. Additional information: 35 Bidders were awarded on Lot 1
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
External Audit
Description
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. Additional information: 19 bidders were awarded on Lot 2
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Counter-Fraud and Investigation
Description
Provision of services relating to proactive counter-fraud work and reactive investigations including forensics. Additional information: 28 Bidders were awarded on Lot 3
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Other Independent assurance
Description
Provision of services relating to assurance over aspects of organisational, operational and programme performance, benefiting from objective examination and assessment. Additional information: 40 Bidders were awarded on Lot 4
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224200
Description
System quality assurance planning services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72225000
Description
System quality assurance assessment and review services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72810000
Description
Computer audit services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
75211200
Description
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212110
Description
Corporate governance rating services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212200
Description
Internal audit services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79313000
Description
Performance review services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66113000
Description
Credit granting services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66113100
Description
Micro-credit granting services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
66151000
Description
Financial market operational services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
66152000
Description
Financial market regulatory services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
75211200
Description
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212300
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212500
Description
Accounting review services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
79311410
Description
Economic impact assessment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72810000
Description
Computer audit services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
75211200
Description
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212400
Description
Fraud audit services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79311410
Description
Economic impact assessment
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
79313000
Description
Performance review services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66113000
Description
Credit granting services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
66113100
Description
Micro-credit granting services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224200
Description
System quality assurance planning services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72225000
Description
System quality assurance assessment and review services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72810000
Description
Computer audit services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
75211200
Description
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212110
Description
Corporate governance rating services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212400
Description
Fraud audit services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
79311410
Description
Economic impact assessment
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
79313000
Description
Performance review services
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
90714000
Description
Environmental auditing
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
90714200
Description
Corporate environmental auditing services
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
90714300
Description
Sectoral environmental auditing services
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
90714400
Description
Activity specific environmental auditing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Government Commercial Agency
Id
GB-FTS-181974

Identifier

Legal Name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Government Commercial Agency

Address

Street Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Locality
Liverpool
Region
UK
Postal Code
L3 9PP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3454102222

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
Id
GB-FTS-38566

Identifier

Legal Name
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list

Address

Street Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Locality
Liverpool
Region
UK
Postal Code
L3 9PP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3454102222

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Id
GB-FTS-575

Identifier

Legal Name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Address

Street Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 9PP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3454102222

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
048893-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-38566
Name
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
048893-2026-1
Award ID
048893-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
22 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
500,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UK · L3 9PP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-03f86e-2025-08-06T12:14:04+01:00compiled ·
  2. 048893-2026award, contract ·