Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of External Audit Services, Harper Adams University
Notice Description
This tender opportunity is for the provision of External Audit Services and Corporate Tax Advice to the Harper Adams University Group and the separate independent charity Harper Adams Development Trust with effect from April 2021 for the financial year end 31 July 2021.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract is for the provision of external audit (including the University's Teachers' Pension Scheme Annual Return) and corporation tax compliance services to the University and its wholly-owned UK subsidiaries. The appointed external auditor will also be required to provide an annual report to the University in respect of the University's arrangements to manage and control the delivery of its subcontracted apprenticeship contracts as required by the Education & Skills Funding Agency publication: Apprenticeship funding rules for main providers.
Options: 72 month(s) from the commencement date, with 48 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-028956
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017392-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £361,190 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Feb 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jul 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- harmishaw@harper-adams.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1952815015
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- TF10 8NB
- Post Town
- Telford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire, TLG21 Telford and Wrekin, TLG22 Shropshire, TLG24 Staffordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Edgmond
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
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