Award

External Audit Services CU.698.RH

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

06 Sep 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Cardiff University has completed the procurement process for External Audit Services under the Open Procedure. The aim was to invite bids for auditing services for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. The successful bidder, KPMG LLP, was awarded a contract worth £1,412,600 on 3rd August 2022. This opportunity was suitable for businesses in the services industry, specifically those providing audit services. The procurement stage was marked as 'complete', and the process was for an Open Procedure, with the contract signed on 3rd August 2022.

This tender by Cardiff University for External Audit Services presents an opportunity for businesses offering high-quality audit services to compete for a contract valued at over £1.4 million. Suitable businesses would need to provide efficient and integrity-driven audit services without requiring specific experience in the higher education sector. The procurement method used was an Open Procedure, and the contract was successfully awarded on 3rd August 2022 to KPMG LLP, a large-scale service provider present in London, United Kingdom.

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Notice Title

External Audit Services CU.698.RH

Notice Description

Cardiff University (the "University") is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales. The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes: The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cardiff University (the "University") is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales. The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes: The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-113721
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=113721
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,412,600 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@cardiff.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2920879648

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0DE
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Adamsdown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KPMG

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP410567
    External Audit Services CU.698.RH - Cardiff University (the "University") is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales. The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes: The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.

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