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# Appointment of External Auditors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-external-auditors-ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "Appointment of External Auditors". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,080,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Published Value:** £1,080,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 March 2023 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Awarded Value:** £834,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-external-auditors-ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-external-auditors-ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appointment-of-external-auditors-ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a#participate

## Description
Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor
					to provide External audit Services. This will include the
					following: Provision of External Audit Services to the Holding
					company and all subsidiaries, provision of assistance and advice
					(as required) in relation to corporate governance issues, and
					assistance (as required) with the preparation of Statutory accounts
					for all group companies, including consolidated statutory accounts.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79210000, 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,080,000
- **Description:** Translink are seeking to appoint a Contractor to
					provide External audit Services. This will include the following:
					Provision of External Audit Services to the Holding company and all
					subsidiaries, provision of assistance and advice (as...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `020701-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **GRANT THORNTON NI LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-50861`
  - Value: £834,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £834,000
  - Signed Date: 16/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020701-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-18T15:30:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:21:48.325Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a40a