Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of External Audit Services (2025)
Notice Description
As part of our commitment to strong governance and in alignment with best practice guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for public interest entities, NGT will be undertaking an external audit tender process during 2025. A number of audit firms were invited to submit proposals for the provision of statutory audit and related services, with the appointment to take effect for the financial year ending 31 March 2028.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Two rounds via Achilles and Ariba. Scoring and selection via Audit committee.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0603a6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002250-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
79212100 - Financial auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC
- Contact Name
- Steven Horton
- Contact Email
- steven.horton@nationalgas.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARWICK
- Postcode
- CV34 6DA
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Warwick Myton & Heathcote
- Westminster Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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