Notice Information
Notice Title
Dixons Academies Trust - External Audit
Notice Description
Dixons Academies Trust are running an open tender for a new External Auditor
Lot Information
Lot 1
Dixons Academies Trust are running an open tender for a new External Auditor
Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x24 month(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e503
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028136-2025
- 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
79212000 - Auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £310,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £310,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £51,589 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DIXONS ACADEMIES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ska@dixonska.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1274776777
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRADFORD
- Postcode
- BD5 7RR
- Post Town
- Bradford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE41 Bradford
- Delivery Location
- TLE41 Bradford
-
- Local Authority
- Bradford
- Electoral Ward
- Little Horton
- Westminster Constituency
- Bradford East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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