Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
The University of Staffordshire is engaging with the supplier market to determine the procurement strategy for the provision of External Audit Services for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by up to 2 years This is market engagement only at this stage any information will be used only for these purposes
Planning Information
The engagement questionnaire can be obtained from procurement@staffs.ac.uk and can be returned to this address
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dbb1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071576-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79212300 - Statutory audit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20254 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 1 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE
- Contact Name
- Liz Salter
- Contact Email
- procurement@staffs.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441782294212
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE ON TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Electoral Ward
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
- Westminster Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071576-2025
6th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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