Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services 2025
Notice Description
The purpose of this tender is to appoint a single provider to deliver External Audit Services . The primary role of the external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of Bournemouth University and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements. The scope of works also includes but is not limited to audits of the University's subsidiary bodies, annual returns for the US Federal loans and any other funding requirements, as well as individual project audits as required. There will be a requirement to report on whether recurrent and specific grants from OfS (and other bodies and restricted funds where appropriate) have been properly applied for the purposes provided, in accordance with the Bournemouth University's Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability with OfS and that conditions of grant have been met.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: An extension of the contract may be granted, subject to strong performance and the price being held 1 x 12 month period
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fae4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055709-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible 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
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £711,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Feb 2026 - 25 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-02-25
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Marianne Lewis
- Contact Email
- procurement@bournemouth.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01202962441
Buyer Location
- Locality
- POOLE
- Postcode
- BH12 5BB
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Delivery Location
- TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
-
- Local Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Electoral Ward
- Talbot & Branksome Woods
- Westminster Constituency
- Bournemouth West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055709-2025
11th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012099-2025
31st March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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