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title: "Audit and Tax Services"
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# Audit and Tax Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audit-and-tax-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040873). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Audit and Tax Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £8,000,000. 11 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 11
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Tax consultancy services, Tax-return preparation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040873`

## 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/audit-and-tax-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040873#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audit-and-tax-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040873#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Audit and Tax Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions, of Scotland, the NHS National Procurement in Scotland (and their members and affiliated bodies), Scotland Excel (and their members and affiliated bodies), and Scottish Government bodies including:
Care Inspectorate/Scottish Social Services Council
Childrens Hearings Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Historic Environment Scotland
Jobs & Business Glasgow
National Library of Scotland
NatureScot
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
SASA
Scottish Childrens Reporters Administration
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
SportScotland

## Lots (11)
### Lot 1: Internal Audit
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Internal Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Internal Audit 25M - 75M GBP - Purchaser body annual turnover value
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Internal Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value 25M - 75M GBP

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Internal Audit 75M - 200M GBP - Purchaser body annual turnover value
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Internal Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value 75M - 200M GBP

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Internal Audit >200M GBP - Purchaser body annual turnover value
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Internal Audit Services for Purchaser organisations with an annual turnover value >200M GBP

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: External Audit
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** External Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: External Audit 25M - 75M GBP - Purchaser body annual turnover value
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** External Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value 25M - 75M GBP

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: External Audit 75M - 200M GBP - Purchaser body annual turnover value
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** External Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value 75M - 200M GBP

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: External Audit >200M GBP - Purchaser body annual turnover value
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** External Audit Services for Purchaser body with an annual turnover value >200M GBP

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Grant Audits
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Grant Audit Services for Purchaser body

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Tax Services - UK all taxes
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79221000, 79222000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Tax Services - UK all taxes for Purchaser body

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: Tax Services - UK and International all taxes
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79221000, 79222000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Tax Services - UK and International all taxes for Purchaser body

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029477-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-06T08:19:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:45:58.185Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040873