Notice Information
Notice Title
External Audit Services
Notice Description
External Audit Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Prospect Community Housing wishes to engage registered auditors to provide external audit and related services to the association for 7 years commencing with the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000787178
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522961
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted 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
79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,800 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,800 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- PROSPECT COMMUNITY HOUSING LTD
- Contact Name
- Mr Brendan Fowler
- Contact Email
- brendan.fowler@prospectch.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314585480
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH14 2TH
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Pentland Hills
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522961&idx=2
31st January 2025 - ESPD Guidance -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522961
External Audit Services - External Audit Services
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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