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# External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d82c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "External Audit Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-partnership-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rj8)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d82c`

## 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-05d82c#tl-md)

## Description
Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium ("BWPC") on behalf of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust ("UHBW") and North Bristol NHS Trust ("NBT") (hereafter individually referenced as "Authority" and jointly referred to as the "Bristol NHS Group") are undertaking a further competition, to appoint a suitable Supplier for the Provision of External Audit Services. 
The Bristol NHS Group requires the provision of a suitably experienced provider that has the skills to undertake a comprehensive and efficient external audit service, which will assist in meeting its roles and responsibilities, whilst maintaining the necessary level of professional independence.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79210000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Further Competition to establish an External Auditor under the Crown Commercial Services will be in accordance with the Audit & Assurance Services 2 framework agreement reference RM6310 Lot 2.
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## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F070610-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-03T16:52:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T20:41:55.292Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d82c