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title: "External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services"
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# External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services

Buyer: NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06772c

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## Summary

The National Oceanography Centre, located in Southampton, United Kingdom, is planning a procurement process under the title "External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services". This upcoming tender, which falls under the services category, aims to secure external financial audit and funding assurance services, providing support for statutory, regulatory, and funder assurance obligations. The process is currently in the planning stage, and key dates include an enquiry period ending on 13th November 2026 and a submission deadline on 4th December 2026. It will use an open procedure conducted electronically, engaging with potential suppliers through platforms like MyTenders.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial auditing, compilation of financial statements, tax consultancy, and related services. It is particularly suitable for organisations with experience in delivering these services to public sector bodies or similar entities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may also find this tender accessible, given the flexibility and conditions outlined by the National Oceanography Centre. Engaging in this process can enhance a business's portfolio in public sector auditing and assurance work, providing new avenues for growth and expanding their service offerings in accordance with evolving regulatory landscapes.

## Notice

The National Oceanography Centre intends to procure external financial audit and funding assurance services to support its statutory, regulatory, and funder assurance obligations. The requirement is expected to include the external audit of the National Oceanography Centre's annual financial statements, together with assurance and certification services in relation to externally funded programmes, grants, and research activities. Services may also include associated reporting, attendance at governance or audit committee meetings, and the provision of audit opinions and assurance reports in accordance with applicable accounting, audit, and regulatory standards. The procurement may additionally include related statutory or regulatory support activities that are commonly delivered as part of an external audit engagement, such as assistance with financial filings to external regulators and funders, and support in relation to audit planning, risk assessment, and control-based audit approaches. This notice is published to provide early visibility of the National Oceanography Centre's intention to procure these services. It does not constitute a call for competition.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The National Oceanography Centre may include options within the proposed contract to provide flexibility over scope, duration and delivery of services. Optional services that can be called off where required, such as additional grant or programme assurance work, ad hoc assurance reporting for new or amended funding streams, or related statutory or regulatory support that is ancillary to the external financial audit and funding assurance services. Any options would be exercised where there is an ongoing or emerging organisational, regulatory or funder requirement, where continuity of audit knowledge is required, or where it represents value for money and operational efficiency for the National Oceanography Centre.

Renewal: The National Oceanography Centre may include extensions within the proposed contract to provide flexibility over the duration of services. Options may include the ability to extend the contract term beyond the initial period, for example by one or more extension periods, to ensure continuity of statutory audit and assurance services across financial years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048052-2026 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2026 |
| Future notice date | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2031 |
| Recurrence | 2030-11-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 3ZH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | TLJ32 Southampton |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services
- 79212100 - Financial auditing services
- 79212200 - Internal audit services
- 79212300 - Statutory audit services
- 79212500 - Accounting review services
- 79221000 - Tax consultancy services
- 79222000 - Tax-return preparation services

## Release History

- 22 May 2026 at 13:59 - PlanningUpdate - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048052-2026
- 28 Mar 2026 at 09:21 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028792-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048052-2026
  22nd May 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028792-2026
  28th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://noc.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk

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