Official UK procurement notice
Auditor for Public Scotland
Authority: The Scottish Commission for Public Audit
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on behalf of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit requires a Contractor to audit the accounts of Audit Scotland on an annual basis, as defined in the Public Finance and Accountability Act 2000.
The Contractor may also be required to carry out examinations into Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness or other audit needs as required.
The Contractor must have experience of auditing annual accounts within a public sector context and must not carry out audits on behalf of Audit Scotland for the duration of the contract. The audits are expected to start year end March 2022.
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on behalf of the Scottish Commission for…Planned
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on behalf of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit requires a contractor to audit the accounts of Audit Scotland on an annual basis, as defined in the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.
The Contractor may be required to carry out examinations into Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness or other audit needs as required.
The Contractor must have experience of auditing annual accounts within a public sector context and must not carry out audits on behalf of Audit Scotland for the duration of the contract as this constitutes as a conflict of interest.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Aug 2021, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2021, 12:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018582- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=659041. (SC Ref:659041)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Aug 2021 → 13 Sept 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published3 Aug 2021, 12:05 BST
- Tender notice expected13 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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