Award

External Audit Services

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Nov 2022 at 19:56

Tender

02 Sep 2021 at 16:59

Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield Hallam University has completed the procurement process for External Audit Services. The contract was awarded to Grant Thornton Limited. The service falls under the auditing services category and was procured using an open procedure. The contract is valued at £626,500 and was signed on 16th November 2021. The main criteria for the award included expertise in higher education, implementation capabilities, and social value.

The opportunity to provide External Audit Services for Sheffield Hallam University was awarded to Grant Thornton Limited following a competitive tender process. This contract presents a growth opportunity for auditing firms with expertise in higher education, strong implementation capabilities, and a commitment to social value. Businesses interested in competing for similar contracts should focus on demonstrating their understanding of the higher education sector's auditing needs and their ability to add value through their services.

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Notice Title

External Audit Services

Notice Description

The appointment of auditors to provide External Audit Services; meeting the eligibility criteria for external auditors of higher education corporations as set out in paragraph 59(b) of Schedule 8 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The appointment of auditors to provide External Audit Services

Options: The term of appointment is three years with the option to extend for two further periods each of two years subject to satisfactory annual reviews of performance and costs.

Renewal: two further extensions of two years each are available subject to satisfactory performance and price, providing a maximum contract duration of seven years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dc8f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032575-2022
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

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£626,500 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Nov 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1142253431

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 1WB
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE32 Sheffield

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRANT THORNTON

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