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Appointment of External Auditors

Accounting and auditing services
Auditing services
Financial auditing services
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 20:59 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~64 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 64 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£834,000
Contract/award value: £834,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
1 SME bid · 1 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 13,031 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
9.17%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
64 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
49 contracts£157,191,280,561-9.7% below budget
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPCRN: OC303525
36 contracts£78,121,082,603-6.3% below budget
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCRN: 00975677
36 contracts£57,303,208,486At ceiling / not disclosed
STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPCRN: OC387148
34 contracts£13,244,279,400At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
30 contracts£104,328,670,062-37% below budget
Ernst & Young LLPCRN: OC300001
28 contracts£54,840,655,892At ceiling / not disclosed
G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITEDCRN: 08067630
28 contracts£5,576,393At ceiling / not disclosed
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITEDCRN: 10484468
27 contracts£304,062,138At ceiling / not disclosed
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK LimitedCRN: 01679046
27 contracts£3,662,531At ceiling / not disclosed
JISC SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02881024
25 contracts£22,142,230At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
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Value not published
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
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£500,000,000
same CPV family
same region
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£288,000
same CPV family
same region
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£2,841,000
same CPV family
same region
Appointment of External AuditorPLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED · 28 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Translink: "Appointment of External Auditors". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTranslinkScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Translink
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Translink. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
13.2% of reports have one bid · Mean: 4.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
ARCADIS CONSULTING UK LIMITEDTop vendor: 9.6% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 130 active published awards; 106 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
ARCADIS CONSULTING UK LIMITED2 wins£20,000,000—
PHS LTD2 wins£6,000,000—
ARCAL LTD2 wins£6,000,000—
RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL UK LIMITED2 wins£6,000,000—
Client Analysis Relationship Development CARD GROUP2 wins£1,450,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTranslink
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
Last source update18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAccounting and auditing services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03a40a
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
  5. Published value updated to £1,080,000
    8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 15 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
    8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    8 Feb 2023, 16:31 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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. Additional information: N.B The "Total Contract Value" relates to the initial contract term only and is inclusive of VAT..
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    18 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £834,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
GRANT THORNTON NI LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£834,000 · signed 17 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Translink

Contracting authority GB-FTS-125
View buyer profile

  • Translink
    buyer

    Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LX
    [email protected]

  • GRANT THORNTON NI LLP
    supplier

    12 to 15 Donegall Square West, Belfast, UK, BT16JH
    [email protected]
    +44 2896871050

  • High Court
    reviewBody

    Belfast
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