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# External Audit Services

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

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board: "External Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-frimley-integrated-care-board-nhs-qnq)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £660,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dffc`

## 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-03dffc#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for the provision of External Audit Services to KPMG LLP. 
The procurement followed the Direct Award process as set out in the buyer's guide of the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024. 
The contract has been awarded under Lot 1 - Provision of External Audit Services. 
The contract commenced on 1st April 2023 and has been awarded for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods (i.e. 2 + 1 + 1) at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
The estimated total contract value is £660,000 ex. VAT.  
This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for the provision of External Audit Services to KPMG LLP. 
The procurement followed the Direct Award process as set out in the buyer's guide of the NHS Shared Business ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** External Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `019523-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`
  - Value: £660,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £660,000
  - Signed Date: 24/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019523-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-07T15:28:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:53:35.463Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03dffc