Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
Central is looking 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 the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 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 Central and its subsidiary company (Central School of Speech and Drama Enterprises), 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 Central's Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability with OfS and that conditions of grant have been met.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: At the end of the initial three year contract period, the parties may agree to extend for a further two years. Such extension will be based on the performance of the contract in the prior contract period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054e13
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032878-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
79212400 - Fraud audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA
- Contact Name
- Kayley Darby-Philpotts
- Contact Email
- kayley.darby-philpotts@cssd.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW3 3HY
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- 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)
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- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Belsize
- Westminster Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032878-2025
17th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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