---
title: "External Audit Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02dc8f"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2022-11-16"
---

# External Audit Services

Buyer: SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02dc8f

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## Summary

Sheffield Hallam University has completed the procurement process for External Audit Services. The contract was awarded to Grant Thornton Limited. The service falls under the auditing services category and was procured using an open procedure. The contract is valued at £626,500 and was signed on 16th November 2021. The main criteria for the award included expertise in higher education, implementation capabilities, and social value.

The opportunity to provide External Audit Services for Sheffield Hallam University was awarded to Grant Thornton Limited following a competitive tender process. This contract presents a growth opportunity for auditing firms with expertise in higher education, strong implementation capabilities, and a commitment to social value. Businesses interested in competing for similar contracts should focus on demonstrating their understanding of the higher education sector's auditing needs and their ability to add value through their services.

## Notice

The appointment of auditors to provide External Audit Services; meeting the eligibility criteria for external auditors of higher education corporations as set out in paragraph 59(b) of Schedule 8 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The appointment of auditors to provide External Audit Services

Options: The term of appointment is three years with the option to extend for two further periods each of two years subject to satisfactory annual reviews of performance and costs.

Renewal: two further extensions of two years each are available subject to satisfactory performance and price, providing a maximum contract duration of seven years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032575-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £626,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 1WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANT THORNTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 16 Nov 2022 at 19:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032575-2022
- 2 Sep 2021 at 16:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021792-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.shu.ac.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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