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title: "Provision of External Audit Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037f2f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL MINT"
published: "2023-04-05"
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# Provision of External Audit Services

Buyer: ROYAL MINT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037f2f

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## Summary

The Royal Mint is seeking external audit services through a competitive procurement process. The 3-year contract will be with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP following a competitive procedure with negotiation. The services fall under the financial auditing category. The procurement stage is in the award phase with a contract value of £500,000 signed on 31st March 2023.

This opportunity with The Royal Mint can benefit businesses providing auditing services, particularly those with experience in financial auditing. Interested parties should focus on delivering quality services as it is a key selection criterion. The procurement method is selective, allowing for negotiation. The deadline for submission was on 5th December 2022, and the contract includes options for renewal, offering a potential long-term partnership opportunity.

## Notice

The Royal Mint is awarding a 3 year contract for the provision of external audit services following a regulatory compliant competitive procurement process.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The appointed supplier will provide external audit services to The Royal Mint

Options: This is a negotiated process and we will welcome innovative solutions.

Renewal: The Royal Mint expects to enter a 3 year contract (36 months) with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at 1 year intervals (12 months + 12 months). This is at the sole discretion of TRM and subject to satisfactory performance during the initial contract term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010046-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 5 years |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL MINT |
| Locality | PONTYCLUN |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF72 8YT |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Llantrisant and Talbot Green |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | TLL15 Central Valleys |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212100 - Financial auditing services

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2023 at 16:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010046-2023
- 4 Nov 2022 at 13:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031231-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://royalmint.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://www.royalmint.com/

## Provenance

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