Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
Provision of External Audit Services
Procurement Information
In line with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, a change of supplier would result in undue technical difficulties in operations due to accounting complexities following recent major acquisitions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e3ca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005775-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
79210000 - Accounting and 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
- 19 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATION
- Contact Name
- Paul Raymond
- Contact Email
- group.procurement@sanctuary-housing.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1905334000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTER
- Postcode
- WR1 3ZQ
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Cathedral
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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