Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
External Audit Services for the Link group of companies.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of external audit services for the Link group of companies.
Renewal: 3 + 1 + 1
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c8a2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040562-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LINK GROUP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- linkprocurement@linkgroup.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3303030124
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH14 1RL
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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