Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of External Audit Services
Notice Description
High Life Highland is seeking the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Audit Firm to provide external auditing services for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027 with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
High Life Highland is seeking the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Audit Firm to provide external auditing services for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027 with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension periods
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b5b7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005812-2025
- 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
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
79212000 - Auditing services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212200 - Internal audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £78,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Dec 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 5 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGH LIFE HIGHLAND
- Contact Name
- Neil Johnston
- Contact Email
- hlh.business.support@highlifehighland.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1349781700
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 5SS
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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