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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRef ocds-h6vhtk-0290d7

Audit and Assurance Services Dynamic Purchasing System

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Contract Value

£2,000,000

Supplier

AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Company 06365189

Procurement

Open procedure

Source

Find a Tender

View original notice

The notice does not give contract dates.

Description

The DPS includes all forms of independent audit for UK public sector bodies, including statutory external audit requirements.

Also in scope are are governance requirements including counter-fraud services and other independent assurance such as:

Assurance over non-financial information including but not limited to strategy, risk and corporate governance
Assurance over KPIs including but not limited to environmental reporting, sustainability reporting and workforce reporting
Compliance monitoring and risk management
Grant funding assurance including but not limited to programme reviews and impact assessments
Service auditor reports including but not limited to ISAE 3402 standards
Special purpose reviews and investigations
Tax compliance
Third party risk management including supply chain assurance
Well led governance reviews
Workforce audit services including but not limited to temporary, fixed term or permanent staffing (clinical and non-clinical)

Buyer

Organisation: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Buyer ID: GB-FTS-4643
Local Authority Code: –
Address: Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL, United Kingdom
Website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/

Supplier

Supplier	Identifier	Award Value	Lots Won	Cross-References
AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED	06365189	-	1 lot Lot 1	-

Lots

This procurement was divided into 5 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.

Lots

Initial Term Value

£557,456

Value with Extensions

£8,000,000

Bids Received

Bids per Lot

Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.

Lot	Value	Bids Received	Awarded To	Status
Lot Lot 1 Internal audit & assurance 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot Lot 2 External audit 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot Lot 3 Counter-fraud & investigation 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot Lot 4 Other independent assurance 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot 1	£557,456 initial term	1 single bid — no competition	AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED	active

Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.

Government spending data: This supplier has received £642,597 in 25 payments (over £25k) from Police Scotland, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, South Wales Police, Metropolitan Police (2020-10-01 to 2025-07-24). View full payment history →

Key Dates

Published: 29 May 2025
Tender Open: -
Tender Deadline: 8 March 2021
Award Date: -
Contract Signed: 31 January 2023
Contract Start: -
Contract End: -

Notice Amendments

Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.

Amendment 1

Change (V.2.3): AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED20 Hatherton StreetWALSALLWS4 2LA → Azets Audit Services LimitedHSBC Bank plc130 New StreetBirminghamB2 4JU

Amendment 2

Awarded Supplier Name and Address Changed fromAZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED20 Hatherton StreetWALSALLWS4 2LAAwarded Supplier Name and address changed toAzets Audit Services Limited2nd Floor Regis House45 King William StreetLondonEnglandEC4R 9AN

Amendment 3

Change (II.1.5): Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £26,000,000

Change (II.2.6): Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

Change (IV.2.2): 8 March 2021 → 21 March 2025

Amendment 4

Change (II.2.5): Value excluding VAT: £26,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £40,000,000

Change (II.2.6): Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £34,000,000

Change (II.2.7): Duration in months 48 → Duration in months 95

Change (IV.1.3): - → The period of validity of the DPS will be extended by up to an additional 47 months, subject to the DPS ending no later than midnight at the end of 23rd February 2029.

Change (IV.2.2): 21 March 2025 → 23 February 2029

Amendment 5

Change (VI.3): How to express interest and apply to this DPS: 1) browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities. 2) select the title of the DPS. 3) review the Introduction and instructions, outline specification, pre-requisites and list of eligible users (you may do this without registering). 4) register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). 5) accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 6) login to the portal with the username/password. 7) click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 8) click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 9) click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box. 10) Responding to the PQQ. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. → Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid: 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click on view Live Opportunities 2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); 3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 4) Login to the portal with the username/password; 5) Search for the relevant PQQ; 6) Select the title of the PQQ; 7) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. You can now access the PQQ Application Documents from the relevant envelope; 8) Review the PQQ documents; 9) Responding to the PQQ. You can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

We have transitioned to the Atamis e-tendering portal. Future applications will have to be made through that system.

I have enclosed a link to Atamis, and their User Guide.

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

User Guide:

https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Procurement Details

Method: Open — any supplier may bid
Method Details: Open procedure
Route to market: Open competition
Main category: Services
Category: Internal audit services
Delivery location: UK, UKH12
Open under: WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0290d7
Legal Basis: Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes: 79200000 – Accounting, auditing and fiscal services; 79212200 – Internal audit services; 79212000 – Auditing services; 79212300 – Statutory audit services; 79212400 – Fraud audit services; 79700000 – Investigation and security services; 79000000 – Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Buyer contact

Buyer website: http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk

Published by the buyer on this notice. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.

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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRef ocds-h6vhtk-0290d7

Audit and Assurance Services Dynamic Purchasing System

Save Track Track buyer

Contract Value

£2,000,000

Supplier

AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Company 06365189

Procurement

Open procedure

Source

Find a Tender

View original notice

The notice does not give contract dates.

Description

The DPS includes all forms of independent audit for UK public sector bodies, including statutory external audit requirements.

Also in scope are are governance requirements including counter-fraud services and other independent assurance such as:

Assurance over non-financial information including but not limited to strategy, risk and corporate governance
Assurance over KPIs including but not limited to environmental reporting, sustainability reporting and workforce reporting
Compliance monitoring and risk management
Grant funding assurance including but not limited to programme reviews and impact assessments
Service auditor reports including but not limited to ISAE 3402 standards
Special purpose reviews and investigations
Tax compliance
Third party risk management including supply chain assurance
Well led governance reviews
Workforce audit services including but not limited to temporary, fixed term or permanent staffing (clinical and non-clinical)

Buyer

Organisation: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Buyer ID: GB-FTS-4643
Local Authority Code: –
Address: Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL, United Kingdom
Website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/

Supplier

Supplier	Identifier	Award Value	Lots Won	Cross-References
AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED	06365189	-	1 lot Lot 1	-

Lots

This procurement was divided into 5 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.

Lots

Initial Term Value

£557,456

Value with Extensions

£8,000,000

Bids Received

Bids per Lot

Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.

Lot	Value	Bids Received	Awarded To	Status
Lot Lot 1 Internal audit & assurance 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot Lot 2 External audit 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot Lot 3 Counter-fraud & investigation 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot Lot 4 Other independent assurance 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs)	£2,000,000	-	-	active
Lot 1	£557,456 initial term	1 single bid — no competition	AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED	active

Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.

Key Dates

Published: 29 May 2025
Tender Open: -
Tender Deadline: 8 March 2021
Award Date: -
Contract Signed: 31 January 2023
Contract Start: -
Contract End: -

Notice Amendments

Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.

Amendment 1

Change (V.2.3): AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED20 Hatherton StreetWALSALLWS4 2LA → Azets Audit Services LimitedHSBC Bank plc130 New StreetBirminghamB2 4JU

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Change (II.1.5): Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £26,000,000

Change (II.2.6): Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

Change (IV.2.2): 8 March 2021 → 21 March 2025

Amendment 4

Change (II.2.5): Value excluding VAT: £26,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £40,000,000

Change (II.2.6): Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000 → Value excluding VAT: £34,000,000

Change (II.2.7): Duration in months 48 → Duration in months 95

Change (IV.1.3): - → The period of validity of the DPS will be extended by up to an additional 47 months, subject to the DPS ending no later than midnight at the end of 23rd February 2029.

Change (IV.2.2): 21 March 2025 → 23 February 2029

Amendment 5

We have transitioned to the Atamis e-tendering portal. Future applications will have to be made through that system.

I have enclosed a link to Atamis, and their User Guide.

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

User Guide:

https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf

Procurement Details

Method: Open — any supplier may bid
Method Details: Open procedure
Route to market: Open competition
Main category: Services
Category: Internal audit services
Delivery location: UK, UKH12
Open under: WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0290d7
Legal Basis: Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes: 79200000 – Accounting, auditing and fiscal services; 79212200 – Internal audit services; 79212000 – Auditing services; 79212300 – Statutory audit services; 79212400 – Fraud audit services; 79700000 – Investigation and security services; 79000000 – Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Buyer contact

Buyer website: http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk

Published by the buyer on this notice. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.