Notice Information
Notice Title
25-25 External Audit Services
Notice Description
The University sought a specialist External Auditor to provide high quality (value for money) services using up-to-date methods of working whilst ensuring compliance with current and evolving Financial Standards and Regulations. This award follows a Mini Competition which was carried out against CCS Framework RM6188 Audit and Assurance Services (A&AS) Lot 2. Contract is awarded for 3 years with an optional extension up to 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f4d7b37d-559b-41f5-8110-999231476ec7
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0c55bd2-ae0a-4595-9572-d27890686d19
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
79212000 - Auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £819,576 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £819,576 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Jan 2026 - 27 Jan 2031 Over 5 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
- UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOLVERHAMPTON
- Postcode
- WV1 1LY
- Post Town
- Wolverhampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG39 Wolverhampton
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
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- Local Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Electoral Ward
- St Peters
- Westminster Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0c55bd2-ae0a-4595-9572-d27890686d19
30th October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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