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External Audit Services 2026

Middlesex University

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Sep 2026 at 12:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

07 Apr 2026 at 16:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

12 Jan 2026 at 11:56

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Middlesex University commissioned external audit services for the university and five associated entities: MU Ventures Limited, MU Services Limited, Middlesex Services Limited in Hong Kong, Middlesex Uni (SEA) SDN BHD, and Middlesex International (Dubai) FZ-LLC. The work is financial auditing (CPV 79212100), covering a group of organisations with operations in the UK and overseas. The listed delivery location is London, where Middlesex University is based. The requirement is to audit all six named entities; the procurement description refers to the tender documents for the detailed scope. This is a professional services assignment for an audit firm able to deliver external audits across a university group and its international entities.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to HaysMac LLP. The award was made on 7 April 2026, and the contract was signed on 1 June 2026. The contract runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2031, with an option for two further one-year extensions, potentially extending the period to 31 May 2033. The contract value is £800,000 excluding VAT and £1,000,000 including VAT. The requirement was procured through an open procedure. One lot covered the audit services for all named entities. Price was identified as an award criterion; the full evaluation criteria were set out in the tender documents. Eight bids reached the final stage, including four from SMEs.

For audit firms, this award demonstrates recurring demand from Middlesex University for external audit across a multi-entity group, including subsidiaries and overseas operations in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Dubai. A credible competitor would need the capacity to audit the university alongside several related companies, coordinate delivery across jurisdictions, and provide a consistent group-level service. Experience with higher education institutions, complex organisational structures and international entities would be relevant to this requirement. The recorded evaluation included price, so firms would also need to offer a competitive commercial approach alongside the ability to deliver the full audit scope. The winning supplier is an SME, and four of the eight final-stage bids came from SMEs, showing that smaller audit practices competed in this process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

External Audit Services 2026

Notice Description

The scope of services is to provide External Audit services as detailed within the tender document. Audits of the following entities are required; * Middlesex University * MU Ventures Limited * MU Services Limited * Middlesex Services Limited (Hong Kong) * Middlesex Uni (SEA) SDN BHD * Middlesex International (Dubai) FZ-LLC

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06038f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091822-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79212100 - Financial auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Middlesex University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW4 4BT
Postcode Area
North West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI71 Barnet
Delivery Location
TLI71 Barnet
Local Authority
Barnet
Electoral Ward
Hendon
Westminster Constituency
Hendon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HAYSMAC LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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