Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
The Consortium Academy Trust is registered as a company limited by guarantee and is required by the Companies Act to submit annual accounts and appoint an external auditor to provide an audit opinion on the accuracy of these financial statements. The Trust is a multi-academy trust supporting three primaries and seven secondaries and operates across nine individual locations. It is expected that the successful candidate will audit the organisation's financial records and outputs for the financial year in accordance with all relevant auditing standards and ensuring they meet the Charities Act and Academies Financial Handbook requirements as well as any other applicable compliance frameworks.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2e5c42c4-cc2d-4a46-abd0-b0a58c47b3ca
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f38647d-57a8-46ae-9b83-a1a589f3edbb
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 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
- THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST
- Contact Name
- Ellie Spence
- Contact Email
- ellie.spence@consortiumtrust.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- HU16 5PX
- Post Town
- Hull
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Cottingham North
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f38647d-57a8-46ae-9b83-a1a589f3edbb
7th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83c8fcc2-40f6-4b3e-99ce-794e76b4929a
4th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4440fc1-229f-45b4-a640-1847928ea2e3
6th December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://app.panacea-software.com/consortiumtrust/
Click above to Apply (link to e-procurement portal)
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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