Official UK procurement notice
CSAC2311 External Finance Audit services
Authority: CSA Catapult (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£174,000≈ £58k / year · £208,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 21 Sept 2028 · starts 22 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCSA Catapult is currently tendering for external Audit and Tax Services and Statutory Accounts preparation.
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CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Financial auditing services · Internal audit services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 80%
- Criterion 1: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Authority reference
CSAC2311- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038611- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c10Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 22 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by23 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts396 days ago22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender