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title: "Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX Contract Title: Provision of External Audit via CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit"
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# Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX Contract Title: Provision of External Audit via CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit

Buyer: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056c5c

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## Summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust recently completed a procurement process for statutory audit services at Darlington Memorial Hospital, located in Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, UK. The procurement, titled "Provision of External Audit via CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit," falls under the services industry category, specifically for statutory audit services (CPV code 79212300). This process reached the award stage on the 4th of August 2025, and a contract was signed with Deloitte LLP on the 8th of April 2025, valued at £319,020. Due to a lack of bids in an open tender initially advertised in 2024, the decision was made to direct award Deloitte LLP, leveraging the Crown Commercial Services framework. The procurement method was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition, ensuring audit commitments were met efficiently.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for large-scale audit firms capable of meeting the specific auditing standards required by healthcare organisations. Businesses equipped with expertise in statutory audit services and familiar with public sector frameworks could benefit from such procurement opportunities. Although the original opportunity was not met with bids, the direct award process shows that businesses able to align with healthcare requirements and public sector procurement frameworks, like Deloitte LLP in this instance, can secure valuable contracts. This highlights the importance for interested businesses to maintain awareness and readiness for such direct award opportunities, either through frameworks or other strategic procurement methods.

## Notice

County Durham and Darlington NHSFT has a requirement for the provision of an external auditing service, in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office and applicable auditing standards

### Lot Information

Lot 1

County Durham and Darlington NHSFT has a requirement for the provision of an external auditing service, in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office and applicable auditing standards. There were no bids received for CDDFT Audit opportunity on after open tender supplier feedback indicated the lack of capacity in the current market. Therefore, the decision was made at executive level to direct award to Deloitte LLP via Crown Commercial Services framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit, to ensure the Trust audit commitments were deliverable.

### Procurement Information

The most appropriate procurement process to meet the requirement was an above threshold open procedure, which was advertised as an opportunity in 2024. There was no response so decision was made to direct award to Deloitte as they expressed interest do the audit. Therefore CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit was utilised to Direct award Deloitte.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045675-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £319,020 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL3 6HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Pierremont |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services

## Release History

- 4 Aug 2025 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045675-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://cddft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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