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External Audit Services

Buyer: University of Lincoln →

BuyerUniversity of Lincoln
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published6 Mar 2026

What is being bought

This is a Contract Details Notice for the University of Lincoln External Audit Services. The core services provided under the External Audit Contract in summary include, the provision of a statutory audit of the Group financial statements, the provision of a statutory audit of the University's main subsidiary company, producing an audit findings report, and the auditing of a pension scheme and loan agreements. The University has awarded HaysMac LLP a 3 year contract with the option of 2 x 12 month extension periods.

Lot details

Lot 460

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£570,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050ed7
Latest release ID020280-2026
Latest release timestampFri Mar 06 2026 11:02:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
6 Mar 2026award, contract020280-2026
29 Jan 2026award, contract008074-2026
26 Sept 2025tender060086-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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26 Sept 2025 · 060086-2025 · tender
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