Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS)

Access audit and assurance services including internal and external audit, counter fraud and investigation.

Description

Central government and wider public sector can access cost effective audit and assurance services from a range of suppliers across 4 specific lots.

This agreement replaces Management Consultancy Framework RM3745.

You can access the following services through this agreement:

• internal audit and assurance
• external audit
• counter fraud and investigation 
• other independent assurance

For a more detailed description of the service lines provided under each lot, read the lot description document.

This agreement will run for 4 years and there will be no option to extend.

Benefits

• a new agreement designed to provide audit and assurance services
• wide range of suppliers from SMEs to large multinationals
• all suppliers are Cyber Essentials accredited
• terms and conditions specifically adapted for the audit market
• competitive market rates
• maximum rates fixed for the life of the agreement
• comprehensive customer guidance and templates
• choice of pricing models including: time and materials, fixed, or risk and reward
• dedicated and knowledgeable contract management team to support you

Products and suppliers

There are 37 suppliers on this agreement

• Lot 1: Internal audit and assurance:

  Expires: 10/08/2025

  20 suppliers

• Lot 2: External audit:

  Expires: 10/08/2025

  13 suppliers

• Lot 3: Counter fraud & investigation:

  Expires: 10/08/2025

  19 suppliers

• Lot 4: Other independent assurance:

  Expires: 10/08/2025

  26 suppliers

How to buy

Before using this agreement, you will need to read the customer guide.

Further competition is the standard route to market for buying from this agreement.  For further details, read Framework schedule 7: call off award procedure.

Further competition 

You can use your own eSourcing system or you can use our eSourcing tool to run your further competition. If this is your first time using our eSourcing suite, you will need to register an account.

To run a further competition you will need to:

1. clearly define your needs using template T2 Attachment 3 Statement of Requirements
2. identify which lot is most suitable for your needs, read lot descriptions
3. develop your tender documents
4. identify suppliers capable of meeting your needs, to do this you can use the service line matrix
5. establish appropriate timescales for your procurement
6. issue expression of interest (EOI) (optional)
7. issue tender to all agreement suppliers identified using the digital tool and EOI
8. evaluate supplier responses
9. award a contract to the successful supplier(s) and notify unsuccessful suppliers
10. you may wish to include a 10 day standstill period before award (optional)

Documents

• RM6188 Customer guide
• RM6188 How to use contractual documents
• RM6188 Service line matrix
• RM6188 Core terms v.4
• RM6188 Call off order form
• RM6188 Grade definitions
• RM6188 Lot descriptions
• RM6188 CPV codes V2
• RM6188 Benchmarking document
• RM6188 T1 Expression of interest
• RM6188 T2 Attachment 3: statement of requirements
• RM6188 T3 Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
• RM6188 T4 Request for information
• RM6188 T5 Attachment 1: about the procurement
• RM6188 T6 Attachment 2: how to bid including evaluation criteria
• RM6188 T7 Attachment 4: pricing schedule
• RM6188 T8 Clarification questions log
• RM6188 T9 Evaluator competency profile
• RM6188 T10 Evaluator conflict of interest
• RM6188 T11a Award letter
• RM6188 T11b Unsuccessful supplier letter
• RM6188 Call off schedule 1: transparency reports v3.0
• RM6188 Call off schedule 2: staff transfer v3.3.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 3: continuous improvement v3.0
• RM6188 Call off schedule 4: call off tender v3.1.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 5: pricing details v3.1.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 6: ICT services v3.4.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 7: key supplier staff v3.2
• RM6188 Call off schedule 8: business continuity and disaster recovery v.3.3
• RM6188 Call off schedule 9: security v3.4
• RM6188 Call off schedule 10: exit management v3.2
• RM6188 Call off schedule 12: clustering v.3.1.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 13: implementation plan and testing v.3.4
• RM6188 Call off schedule 14: service levels v3.2
• RM6188 Call off schedule 15: call off contract management v3.1
• RM6188 Call off schedule 16: benchmarking v3.2
• RM6188 Call off schedule 17: MOD terms v3.1.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 18: background checks v3.0
• RM6188 Call off schedule 19: Scottish law v1.0
• RM6188 Call off schedule 20: specification v3.0.
• RM6188 Call off schedule 21: Northern Ireland law v.1.0
• RM6188 Call off schedule 23: HMRC schedule v.4
• RM6188 Framework schedule 1: attachment 9 specification
• RM6188 Framework schedule 2: framework tender v.3.0.
• RM6188 Framework schedule 3: framework prices v3.3.
• RM6188 Framework schedule 4: framework management v3.4.
• RM6188 Framework schedule 5: management charges and information v.3.6.
• RM6188 Framework schedule 6: order form template and call off schedules v.4
• RM6188 Framework schedule 7: call off award-procedure v.4.4
• RM6188 Framework schedule 8: self audit certificate v.3.1
• RM6188 Framework schedule 9: cyber essentials scheme v.3.2
• RM6188 Joint schedule 1: definitions v3.8
• RM6188 Joint schedule 2: variation form v.3.1.
• RM6188 Joint schedule 3: insurance requirements v.3.1
• RM6188 Joint schedule 4: commercially sensitive information v.3.1.
• RM6188 Joint schedule 5: corporate social responsibility v.3
• RM6188 Joint schedule 6: key subcontractors v.3.1
• RM6188 Joint schedule 7: financial difficulties v.3.3
• RM6188 Joint schedule 8: guarantee v.4.1
• RM6188 Joint Schedule 9 Minimum Standards of Reliability-v.3.3.
• RM6188 Joint schedule 10: rectification plan v.3.0.
• RM6188 Joint schedule 11: processing data v4.5