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# External audit of public bodies in Scotland

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-of-public-bodies-in-scotland-ocds-h6vhtk-06a73e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Audit Scotland: "External audit of public bodies in Scotland". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £7,300,000. 20 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Audit Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/audit-scotland-GB-FTS-27530)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £7,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 20
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM62, UKM64, UKM71, UKM72, UKM73, UKM75, UKM77, UKM78, UKM82, UKM83, UKM84, UKM91, UKM95
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a73e`

## 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/external-audit-of-public-bodies-in-scotland-ocds-h6vhtk-06a73e#tl-md)

## Description
Financial audit of Scottish public sector bodies under the Code of Audit Practice 2026

## Lots (20)
### Lot 1: Category A: Regional local government and health: Tayside
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
NHS Tayside,
Dundee City Council,
Perth and Kinross Council,
Angus Council,
Tayside Pension Fund,
Dundee City Integration Joint Board,
Angus Integration Joint Board,
Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board and
Tayside Contracts ...

### Lot 2: Category A: Regional local government and health: Lanarkshire
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
NHS Lanarkshire,
North Lanarkshire Council,
South Lanarkshire Council,
North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board and
South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 val...

### Lot 3: Category A: Regional local government and health: Lothian
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
West Lothian Council,
Midlothian Council,
East Lothian Council,
Lothian Pension Fund,
Midlothian Integration Joint Board,
West Lothian Integration Joint Board and
East Lothian Integration Joint Board
under the Code of audit practi...

### Lot 4: Category A: Regional local government and health: Glasgow
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Glasgow City Council,
Strathclyde Pension Funds and
Glasgow City Integration Joint Board
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 814,400 GPB

### Lot 5: Category A: Regional local government and health: Scottish Borders
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
NHS Borders,
Scottish Borders Council,
Scottish Borders Pension Fund and
Scottish Borders Integration Joint Board
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 444,200 GPB

### Lot 6: Category A: Regional local government and health: Western Isles
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
NHS Western Isles,
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and
Curam Is Slainte nan Eilean Siar
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 333,000 GPB

### Lot 7: Category A: Regional local government and health: Renfrewshire
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Renfrewshire Council,
Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board and
Scotland Excel
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 311,300 GPB

### Lot 8: Category A: Regional local government and health: Inverclyde
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Inverclyde Council and
Inverclyde Integration Joint Board
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 255,200 GPB

### Lot 9: Category A: Regional local government and health: East Renfrewshire
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
East Renfrewshire Council and
East Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 241,000 GPB

### Lot 10: Category B: Central government: Land and Forestry
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Forestry and Land Scotland,
Scottish Canals,
NatureScot and
Scottish Forestry
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 315,100 GPB

### Lot 11: Category B: Central government: Lottery funding
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Creative Scotland,
sportscotland,
sportscotland Lottery Fund and
Creative Scotland Lottery
Fund under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 154,300 GPB

### Lot 12: Category B: Central government: Charities
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
National Galleries of Scotland,
National Museums of Scotland,
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and
National Library of Scotland
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 147,800 GPB

### Lot 13: Category B: Central government: Companies
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Zero Waste Scotland,
Scottish Futures Trust and
Independent Living Fund Scotland
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 117,800 GPB

### Lot 14: Category C: Central government specialist: Scottish Water
- **Lot id:** `14`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Scottish Water
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 401,300 GPB

### Lot 15: Category D: Central government specialist: Scottish National Investment Bank
- **Lot id:** `15`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Scottish National Investment Bank
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 239,700 GPB

### Lot 16: Category E: Further education: West
- **Lot id:** `16`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
New College Lanarkshire,
West College Scotland,
South Lanarkshire College and
West Lothian College
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 184,400 GPB

### Lot 17: Category E: Further education: Glasgow
- **Lot id:** `17`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
City of Glasgow College,
Glasgow Kelvin College and
Glasgow Clyde College
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 163,800 GPB

### Lot 18: Category F: Local government small bodies: Tayside
- **Lot id:** `18`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Tay Road Bridge Joint Board,
Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership (TACTRAN) and
Tayside Valuation Joint Board
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 65,500 GPB based on ISA (UK) aud...

### Lot 19: Category F: Local government small bodies: Glasgow
- **Lot id:** `19`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet Joint Committee and
West of Scotland Archaeology Service Joint Committee
under the Code of audit practice 2026 Additional information: 25/26 value 32,900 GPB based on ISA (UK) audit
The altern...

### Lot 20: Category G: Central government small bodies: SPCB sponsored bodies
- **Lot id:** `20`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Financial audit of:
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman,
Scottish Information Commissioner,
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland,
Scottish Human Rights Commission,
Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland,
Standards C...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050147-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-28T09:48:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:31:11.452Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a73e