Notice Information
Notice Title
Horsham District Council - External Audit Services
Notice Description
Horsham District Council gives notice that in Spring 2022, it will be seeking an auditor for the audit of five financial years from 1 April 2023. These are the audits of the 2023/24 to 2027/28 accounts. Only registered firms, with accredited Key Audit Partners that must oversee the work, can be appointed from the list of external audit suppliers to the local government audit. The scope of the local authority audit is fixed. It it determined by the Code of Audit Practice (currently published by the National Audit Office), the format of the financial statements are specified by CIPFA / LASAAC, and the application of auditing standards are currently regulated by the Financial Reporting Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Horsham District Council will be seeking an auditor for the audit of five financial years from 1 April 2023. These are the audits of the 2023/24 to 2027/28 accounts. Only registered firms, with accredited Key Audit Partners that must oversee the work, can be appointed from the list of external audit suppliers to the local government audit. The scope of the local authority audit is fixed. It is determined by the Code of Audit Practice (currently published by the National Audit Office), the format of the financial statements are specified by CIPFA / LASAAC, and the application of auditing standards are currently regulated by the Financial Reporting Council.Nine audit providers with Key Audit Partners are therefore eligible under the audit legislation. These are BDO, Cardens Accountants, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Mazars, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Azets Audit Services Ltd. The auditor appointed at the end of the procurement process will undertake the statutory audit of accounts and value for money assessment of the council in each financial year, in accordance with all relevant codes of practice and guidance. The auditor is also responsible for investigating questions raised by electors and has powers and responsibilities in relation to Public Interest Reports and statutory recommendations. Note that auditors are currently regulated by the Financial Reporting Council, which will be replaced by a new body with wider powers, the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) during the course of the next audit contract.The Council intends to issue documents during Spring 2022.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005411-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212000 - Auditing services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Feb 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Feb 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- procurement@horsham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1403215299
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HORSHAM
- Postcode
- RH12 1RL
- Post Town
- Redhill
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
- Delivery Location
- TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
-
- Local Authority
- Horsham
- Electoral Ward
- Denne
- Westminster Constituency
- Horsham
Further Information
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