--- title: "External Audit Services for East Kent Hospitals Charity" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY" published: "2023-04-06" --- # External Audit Services for East Kent Hospitals Charity Buyer: EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855.json) ## Summary The East Kent Hospitals University, acting on behalf of East Kent Hospitals Charity, is seeking an external audit service provider for the Accounts to be prepared under Charities SORP and FRS 102 requirements related to Audit Year 2022-23. The tender deadline for submission is 15:00 on Thursday, 27th April 2023. The contract term is initially one year, with the option to extend for additional audit years. This procurement falls under the main procurement category of services and utilises an open procedure (below threshold). The location for service delivery is in South East, United Kingdom. This tender provides an opportunity for professional, competent, and experienced external audit service providers to bid for the contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. Businesses in the accounting, auditing, and fiscal services industry category would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity, aiming to support the social values at the core of East Kent Hospitals Charity's mission. ## Notice 2gether Support Solutions provides facilities, property, procurement and professional services in the South East. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts, has social values at its core. 2gether is acting as the procuring agent for, and behalf of, East Kent Hospitals Charity, whom are looking to appoint a suitably experienced and capable external audit service provider to carry out the following activity: - Accounts to be prepared under Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102 requirements relating to Audit Year 2022-23 and the audit should be timely after the year end of the Charity (31/03/2023) and support the Charity Commission's timeline for submission of the 31 January 2024 The Contract term is one year, but with option to extend for further audit years, +1, +1 years Further information about the requirements, including how the contract will be awarded, is available from the procurement documents. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, via the BravoSolutions e-Tendering system, website address: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk Additional information: Professional, competent and suitably experienced external audit service providers wishing to Bid should: i) access the e-Tendering system ii) click "View current opportunities and notices" iii) register for interest in the itt_4399 - External Audit Services for East Kent Hospitals Charity. iv) download the documents available from the Attachments section and thereafter, follow the instructions contained therein. v) if wishing to bid, accurately and fully complete the e-Tendering portal's Qualification and Technical Envelopes and submit your Tender by no later than 15:00 on Thursday, 27th April 2023. 2gether Support Solutions reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a2d98ee-918e-4af8-b6dd-cda4fa80cb70 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 27 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY | | Locality | ASHFORD, KENT | | Post town | Tonbridge | | Postcode | TN24 0LZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Ashford | | Electoral ward | Willesborough | | Westminster constituency | Ashford | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services ## Release History - 6 Apr 2023 at 14:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a2d98ee-918e-4af8-b6dd-cda4fa80cb70 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a2d98ee-918e-4af8-b6dd-cda4fa80cb70 6th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml E-tendering portal - https://www.ekhcharity.org.uk/ East Kent Hospitals Charity (Registered Charity - 1076555) - https://2gethersupportsolutions.org 2gether Support Solutions Limited ## Notice URLs - https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b425b610-00ab-4360-a73d-14c646153855.json.