Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit
Notice Description
External Audit Services
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f87c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032086-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212100 - Financial auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £225,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £225,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £340,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 5 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Jun 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-03-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Sarah Walters
- Contact Email
- procurement@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG1 1NG
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032086-2025
12th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019143-2025
6th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011144-2025
25th March 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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