--- title: "Provision of External Audit Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Dundee City Council" published: "2026-09-03" --- # Provision of External Audit Services Buyer: Dundee City Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842.json) ## Summary Dundee City Council is procuring external audit services for Leisure & Culture Dundee. The requirement is for an external audit provider to support the organisation’s audit needs. The work will be delivered in Dundee. The buyer is Dundee City Council, while Leisure & Culture Dundee is the organisation whose services are covered by the contract. This is a professional services opportunity for accountancy and audit firms with relevant public-sector or comparable organisational audit capability. The procurement is classified under CPV 79212100, covering financial auditing services. The requirement is presented as a single service package rather than a range of separate service areas, so suppliers should be able to provide the complete external audit service. The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission. The tender closing deadline and bid opening are both 7 October 2026 at 12:00. The evaluation and award period starts on 7 October 2026. The estimated contract value is £125,000. The contract is scheduled to run for 1,080 days, commencing on or around 18 November 2026 and ending in November 2029. The buyer may extend it by one year and then by one further year. Price carries 55% of the evaluation, while Operational Context carries 11%; the tender documents set out further evaluation detail. Bids must remain valid until 7 December 2026. Variants are not allowed. This opportunity suits an accountancy or audit practice able to deliver external audit services for Leisure & Culture Dundee as a complete service package. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate suitability, economic standing and technical capability through the tender requirements. The evaluation includes both price and the supplier’s understanding of the operating context, so firms should be able to present a credible delivery approach as well as competitive pricing. The engagement requires sufficient professional capacity to provide a sustained audit service and support potential extensions. English-language tender responses and electronic submission are required, and the buyer expects suppliers to work with electronic payment and ordering arrangements. ## Notice This procurement process is for the contract for the provision of External Audit Services for Leisure & Culture Dundee. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This procurement process is for the contract for the provision of External Audit Services for Leisure & Culture Dundee. For full specification of requirements please refer to all tender documents included in the additional documents section of Public Contracts Scotland. Renewal: The contract will commence on or around 18 November 2026 and run for a period of 3 years, ending November 2029. Leisure & Culture Dundee may at its sole discretion extend the contract by one year in the first instance, then one further final year. The contract terms shall remain the same for the extended period as for the initial term. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563701 | | Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £125,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Dundee City Council | | Locality | DUNDEE | | Postcode area | Dundee | | Postcode | DD1 1NZ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City | | Local authority | Dundee City | | Electoral ward | Maryfield | | Westminster constituency | Dundee Central | | Delivery location | TLM71 Angus and Dundee City | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79212100 - Financial auditing services ## Release History - 3 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563701 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563701 Provision of External Audit Services - This procurement process is for the contract for the provision of External Audit Services for Leisure & Culture Dundee. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841842 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=841842 - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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