Official UK procurement notice
External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£800,000≈ £200k / year · £800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 May 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking a supplier to provide External Audit Services. Information of the services can be found in our tender documents by accessing the links:
CPV: Accounting and auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£800,000
What 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 14:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
PROC KB ITT 1463- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014986- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050293Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please use the link below for all guidance on registration and tender access:
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:26 BST
- Submission deadline12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender