External audit of Southern NSW local councils (2) - ASP2023-0005

Contract Award Notice ID ASP2023-0005

Publish Date 28-Feb-2023

Category Audit services

Agency Audit Office of NSW

Particulars of the goods or services to be provided under this contract

To conduct the financial audit of the entities listed below on behalf of the Auditor-General for NSW for the financial year ending 30 June 2023, through to the audit of the financial year ending 30 June 2025. The agreement also includes an option to extend for a further two years.

•Wollongong City Council

•Hilltops Council

•Shellharbour City Council

•Upper Lachlan Shire Council

•Yass Valley Council

•Canberra Regional Joint Organisation

•Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation

Contract Duration 22-Feb-2023 to 30-Jun-2025

Contract Award Notice Details

Contractor Name Ernst & Young
ACN 288172749
ABN 75 288 172 749
Is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander owned business No
Street Address Level 11, 121 Marcus Clarke Street
Town/City Canberra
State/Territory ACT
Postcode 2000
Country AUSTRALIA

Related RFT ID
RFT - 05.2022

Other private sector entities involved in, with an interest in or benefiting from this contract

Not Applicable

Estimated amount payable to the contractor (including GST)

$2,885,859.00 (Goods or services supplied)

Any provisions for payment to the contractor for operational or maintenance services

Not Applicable

Method of Tendering

Open

Description of any provision under which the amount payable to the contractor may be varied

Unforseeable scope changes required to meet compliance obligations otherwise the annual fee increase is set at the lower of Consumer Price Index - All Group Sydney (ABS Catalogue 6401.0) or 2.5 per cent.

Description of any provisions under which the contract may be renegotiated

Not Applicable

Summary of the criteria against which the various tenders were assessed

Evaluation Criteria	Weighting
Working with the Auditor-General and the Audit Office	20
Auditee knowledge and industry risk assessment	10
Engagement risk assessment	15
Innovation	10
Price	35
Team resourcing	10

Contract Contains Agency 'PiggyBack' Clause

Industrial Relations Details for this Contract

Name of Sub-contractors (incl. ABN & ACN)

Not Applicable

Applicable Industrial Instruments

Not Applicable

Location of Work

Canberra and Southern NSW

NSW Industrial Relations inspectors routinely audit the employment records of contractors and sub-contractors to all NSW Government contracts. The results of these inspections are published on the NSW Industrial Relations website.

Agency Contact Procurement

Street Address Level 19, Tower 2 Darling Park 201 Sussex Street

Town/City Sydney

State/Territory NSW

Postcode 2000

Country AUSTRALIA

Phone Number +61292757100

Email Address procurement@audit.nsw.gov.au