Framework Agreement for the provision of External (Statutory) Audit Services

The purpose of this procurement exercise is to establish a framework agreement for the provision of External (Statutory) Audit Services for NHS Trusts.

Services to be provided in accordance with the directions set out in the National Health Service Act 2006 as amended and contained within the National Audit Office Code of Audit Practice.

Additional information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the In-tend eTendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/Home

Candidates wishing to be considered for this agreement must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through this portal.

To register interest: 1) Go to ‘Current Tender Opportunities’ from the eTendering portal login page: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/Home This will provide you with a full list of current tender opportunities. For the project you are interested in click on “View Details” in the initial project view.

2) If you are not a registered user of In-tend follow the “Register” tab otherwise follow the “Login” link and enter email address and password.

3) From this tender management screen you will be presented will a fuller overview of the project and if interested you are able to “Express Interest”. “Expressing interest” is not responding to the project, you will now have to complete the questionnaire and submit your response within the timescales indicated.

4) Go to the “Tenders” section and click on “My Tenders”, click on “View Details” within the project you are interested and you will now be able access attached documents and questionnaires that require completing as part of your response. Any sections indicated in red are awaiting your completion.

Further guidance on how to access and respond to the opportunity is available in the ‘Guidance for Suppliers’ tab which is available for downloading from the main portal login page: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. For any support in submitting your response please contact In-tend Support team at [email protected] (or call 0845 557 8079/+44 (0)114 4070065