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Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2)

Crown Commercial Service

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services
SME-friendly
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Framework agreement

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Key details

Contracting authority
Crown Commercial Service
buying consortium
Region
Liverpool
Delivery: United Kingdom
Contract value
£500,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
18 March 2025
Published
26 May 2026

Procurement

Contract period
22 July 2025 - 21 July 2029
4 years
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 66113000 Credit granting services
  • 66151000 Financial market operational services
  • 66152000 Financial market regulatory services
  • 72224200 System quality assurance planning services
  • 72225000 System quality assurance assessment and review services
  • 72810000 Computer audit services
  • 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
  • 79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • 79313000 Performance review services
  • 90714000 Environmental auditing

What happened

Crown Commercial Service awarded this contract to A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachments a worth £500,000,000 on 22 Jul 2025. The contract runs until 21 Jul 2029.

Description

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

Additional information: This framework was put in place with an initial duration of 3 years plus an optional extension period of 12 months. Please note that the 12 month extensions have been utilised and the end date of this framework is confirmed as being 21/07/2029

Awarded supplier

Supplier
A list of successful suppliers can be found in the attachments a
Award value
£500,000,000
Award date
22 July 2025

Contact

Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP
Contact name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Government Commercial Agency

Identifiers

Buyer reference
RM6310
Notice ID
8be6f4c8-9b71-4950-b147-d78694db9a67-898044
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-134ddb7b-5d67-4256-819f-96af62f09e23

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