Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit
Notice Description
We are looking to appoint a supplier to provide External Audit Services in accordance with the Companies Act and relevant professional standards. We are seeking to put in place a new contract for a maximum of five years, commencing in January 2026. The scope of service includes audit of the school's financial statements and the subsidiary company financial statements, together known as 'the Group'. There are three subsidiary companies, of which two require an audit (Chariot Innovations Limited and Sustainable Climate Impact Fund Limited). The third subsidiary is a non-trading Ugandan entity which is consolidated but does not require separate financial statements.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Renewal: Initial contract term is 3 years with optional extension of 2 periods of 12 months each (3+1+1)
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94093&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0518c5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078478-2025
- 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
79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £827,854 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Jan 2026 - 12 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE
- Contact Name
- Imoudu Idornigie
- Contact Email
- imoudu.idornigie@lshtm.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2079588328
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC1E 7HT
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078478-2025
1st December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054856-2025
9th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053799-2025
4th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023252-2025
20th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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