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# External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0346c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Councils: "External Audit Services". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.londoncouncils.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Councils](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-councils-GB-PPON-PQZY-9683-WMWM)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0346c8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0346c8`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0346c8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [londoncouncils.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londoncouncils.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fabout-us%2Ftenders-and-expressions-interest)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0346c8#participate

## Description
London Councils represents London's 32 borough councils and the City of London. It is a cross party organisation that works on behalf of all of its member authorities regardless of political persuasion.
London Councils' joint committees are established under section 101 and 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 and other enabling legislation. London Councils' governing agreement requires the production and audit of the annual accounts for the joint committees. A similar requirement exists in the Articles of Association of London Councils Limited. As a result of this requirement, London Councils has to produce annual accounts for each of its entities. The activities of the Transport and Environment Committee, the Grants Committee and the company are incorporated into London Councils Joint Committee's consolidated accounts.
London Councils is inviting tenders for the provision of external audit services for a four year period, commencing with the audit of the 2022/23 financial statements and return and ending on the completion of the audit of the 2025/26 financial statements and employers' association return.
On the conclusion of the annual audits, the Potential Provider shall provide an independent audit opinion and report on London Councils' financial statements and employers' return. The audit should be conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK).

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** London Councils' joint committees are established under section 101 and 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 and other enabling legislation. London Councils' governing agreement requires the production and audit of the annual accounts for the joint c...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016419-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-15T13:08:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:58:44.777Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0346c8