# KPMG/PWC External Audit WP1408

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Department of Health and Social Care : Department of Health and Social Care
- Contract winner: [PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP](/contract-winners/pricewaterhousecoopers/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £65,675
- Tender value: £65,675
- Award date: 13 April 2021
- Published: 30 April 2021
- Contract start: 26 April 2021
- Contract end: 28 May 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e3140b8e-4ce4-4e25-97a3-08dfa8d33667-433116
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe179a5e-dd36-4c42-a174-4d16a8096ddc

## Description

A recent lab strategy review to required capacity across the Pillar 2 lab network, which is PCR testing in a laboratory setting\. The outcome of this was to reduce the operating laboratory network to 10 operating labs which has an overall capacity of 750k tests per day - this was approved by Secretary of State\. To assist with this, external audit review support is considered necessary for the following reasons: • Provide independent validation and assurance of costs claimed by respective labs\. • The volume of labs being closed and the timeline to effect closures • Mitigate the risk of misuse of public money \(e\.g\. through constructive loss or fruitless payments\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3140b8e-4ce4-4e25-97a3-08dfa8d33667-433116)