Notice Information
Notice Title
CA17162 - CPC/RL/01/24: Audit and Financial Services
Notice Description
This proposal for Audit and Financial Services is a retender of the previous CPC Audit Services framework as well as a merge with Dukefields/CPC Financial Services framework. Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to all further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations who are current and future CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools. Local Authorities may wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments. The tender is also available to the wider public sector https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/suppliers/eligible-public-sector-bodies.php To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17162. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17162 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151 482 9230.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-093336cf-a99c-4f4e-ae64-a2c9a0ee24d8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea764392-6e6c-43e1-b421-e1e32f1f84b4
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £169,725 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFORD
- Postcode
- SG17 5QS
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford
- Westminster Constituency
- Hitchin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea764392-6e6c-43e1-b421-e1e32f1f84b4
26th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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