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# CPT_23_11 External Audit services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-11-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Audit Office: "CPT_23_11 External Audit services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £583,333. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Audit Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-audit-office-GB-PPON-PBHM-8926-YDNL)
- **Published Value:** £583,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 October 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £700,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-11-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e`

## 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/cpt-23-11-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-UK-LONDON%3A-Auditing-services.%2FX8A3B4AVE5)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpt-23-11-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e#participate

## Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK's independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help improve public services through our high-quality audits work.
NAO sought an External Auditor who will be expected to audit the financial years ending 31 March 2025, 2026, and 2027 to an appropriate timetable. The NAO aims to have its Annual Report and Accounts (which include the financial statements) ready for publication in June each year following the 31 March year end.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £583,333
- **Description:** The appointment of the External Auditor was subject to approval of Parliament's Public Accounts Commission at a hearing which took place in early March 2024.
Examples of prior year studies can be found on the Commission website: https://committees.pa...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 025235-2024-CPT_23_11 External Audit services-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CROWE UK LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158803`
  - Value: £700,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 025235-2024-CPT_23_11 External Audit services-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £700,000
  - Signed Date: 06/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025235-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-09T12:21:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:26:28.724Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c52e