Notice Information
Notice Title
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Financial Audit
Notice Description
This ITT is for a three year contract to provide the annual financial audit services for Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, a charity and government Arms' Length Body.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract will include an option to extend for a further two years subject to audit committee approval.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055dc5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039332-2025
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £75,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 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
- ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@covenantfund.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039332-2025
11th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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