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title: "External Audit Services CU.698.RH"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-113721"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF UNIVERSITY"
published: "2022-09-06"
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# External Audit Services CU.698.RH

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-113721

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## Summary

Cardiff University has completed the procurement process for External Audit Services under the Open Procedure. The aim was to invite bids for auditing services for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. The successful bidder, KPMG LLP, was awarded a contract worth £1,412,600 on 3rd August 2022. This opportunity was suitable for businesses in the services industry, specifically those providing audit services. The procurement stage was marked as 'complete', and the process was for an Open Procedure, with the contract signed on 3rd August 2022.

This tender by Cardiff University for External Audit Services presents an opportunity for businesses offering high-quality audit services to compete for a contract valued at over £1.4 million. Suitable businesses would need to provide efficient and integrity-driven audit services without requiring specific experience in the higher education sector. The procurement method used was an Open Procedure, and the contract was successfully awarded on 3rd August 2022 to KPMG LLP, a large-scale service provider present in London, United Kingdom.

## Notice

Cardiff University (the "University") is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales. The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes: The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cardiff University (the "University") is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales. The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes: The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=113721 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,412,600 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 0DE |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Adamsdown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff East |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services

## Release History

- 6 Sep 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=113721

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP410567
  External Audit Services CU.698.RH - Cardiff University (the "University") is undertaking a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The University will be running this process as an Open Procedure advertised both on Find a Tender and Sell2Wales. The aim of this procurement process is to invite bids for the provision of External Audit Services. As a summary, this includes: The successful bidder will commence auditing the University for the financial year ending 31 July 2022. We require a high quality external audit delivered in an efficient manner by an auditor with high integrity and reputation. Please note, the successful bidder does not need to have experience in the higher education (HE) sector.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-113721

## Provenance

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