Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
The University wishes to appoint a firm to audit the University's annual financial statements in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting for Further and Higher Education (SORP), applicable Accounting Standards, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales' (MEDR) Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability, MEDR Accounts Direction, and any applicable conditions that MEDR may from to time to time prescribe.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial term on a maximum of two occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ebf9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042055-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £862,500 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £862,500 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-11-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- e.wells@bangor.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANGOR
- Postcode
- LL57 2TR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL32 Gwynedd
- Delivery Location
- TLL12 Gwynedd
-
- Local Authority
- Gwynedd
- Electoral Ward
- Glyder
- Westminster Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042055-2025
22nd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029566-2025
3rd June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008914-2025
12th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Bangor University uses eTenderwales (BravoSolutions/Jaggaer) software to undertake tender exercises. ITT code: itt_116110 - External Audit Services
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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