Audit & Assurance Services Two (A&AS2)

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Audit & Assurance Services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including but not limited to; Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Charities, Third Sector, Housing Associations and Devolved Administrations. The purpose of this PIN is to provide advance notice that CCS is to consider undertaking a tendering exercise to set up a new commercial agreement. Once available the ITT documentation for this procurement may be freely accessed here: http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Link to previous agreement https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6310 Additional information: CCS invites suggestions and feedback on the scope of RM6310 A&AS2 including its lots and structure from the market. CCS will be running the first round of supplier engagement, consisting of a face to face session and an identical virtual session. The face to face session will be limited to a maximum of 1 delegate per organisation. The places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Details of the supplier engagement sessions and subsequent session(s) are included in the link below. https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6310 Presentations will be made available after the session(s) on this page. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Services will be delivered primarily within the United Kingdom, with some limited requirements overseas. The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over the lifetime of the framework (4 years). Link to agreement: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6309 The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further 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 properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials compliant for the services under and in connection with the procurement. The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the [Framework Agreement] Schedule, "Security Requirement and Plan", to meet [Framework Agreement] requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.