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# Appointment of an External Auditor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-an-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-04377a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FREEPORT EAST LIMITED: "Appointment of an External Auditor". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: freeporteast.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FREEPORT EAST LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/freeport-east-limited-coh-14525587)
- **Published Value:** £10,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,350 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-an-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-04377a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04377a`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-an-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-04377a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [freeporteast.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreeporteast.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-an-external-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-04377a#participate

## Description
Freeport East Ltd is seeking an independent external auditor to review the financial information of our company and report back on findings. 
The Company is required to file its first set of audited Accounts (made up from 6 December 2022 to 31 March 2023; and April 2023 to 31 March 2024) with Companies House by 6 September 2024.
Our first Annual General Meeting is due to be held on 26 September 2024, and we would like to present a full set of audited accounts and the Auditors Report to our members at this meeting.
The audit process will be overseen by the company's Finance and Audit Committee, which is a sub-group of the Supervisory Board. The Finance and Audit Committee is led by the Accountable Body's Section 151 officer and whose membership includes the company's chair of the Board and another Board director. Meetings are held virtually every two months.
The Supervisory Board sets the strategic direction of Freeport East and approves the company's strategic decisions, including annual budget, business plan and longer-term strategy.
To be successful as an external auditor, you should have excellent knowledge of auditing principles, be analytical, and have good communication skills. Ultimately, we are looking for an external auditor who can make informed and rational decisions, be objective, and is detail orientated.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000
- **Description:** The company is looking to appoint an external auditor for a period of 12 months, with the opportunity to extend the contract for a further 24 months, based on acceptable performance in the first 12 months and upon approval by the Supervisory Board.
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- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020912-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AZETS AUDIT SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09652677`
  - Value: £9,350 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020912-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,350
  - Signed Date: 23/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020912-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-09T12:27:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:26:10.485Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04377a