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# External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040f1d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation: "External Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,040,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-hertfordshire-education-corporation-GB-FTS-73439)
- **Published Value:** £1,040,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 December 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,487,610 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040f1d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040f1d`

## 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-040f1d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofhertfordshire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040f1d#participate

## Description
The University is seeking a Contractor of external audit services who can offer a distinctive, innovative, proactive and professional approach to external audit, and one that meets all the external audit requirements of the Office for Students, Research England, the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education, Companies Acts and other relevant legislation, regulation and the UK Financial Reporting Framework.  It is envisaged that the audit will comprise of an interim audit and a final audit. The Contractor will need to ensure that the service they provide meets all the requirements of the Office for Students regulatory framework. They will need to take account of any changing requirements providing assurance to the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board of Governors on the University’s corporate governance and risk management arrangements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000, 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,040,000
- **Description:** The University is seeking a Contractor of external audit services who can offer a distinctive, innovative, proactive and professional approach to external audit, and one that meets all the external audit requirements of the Office for Students, Resea...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** External Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `004877-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Buzzacott LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133131`
  - Value: £1,487,610 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,487,610
  - Signed Date: 14/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004877-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-14T09:25:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:01:20.620Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040f1d