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# External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060ecb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SRUC: "External Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SRUC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sruc-GB-FTS-1198)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Statutory audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £515,175 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060ecb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060ecb`

## 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-060ecb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060ecb#participate

## Description
SRUC is a distinctive tertiary education institution with a national mission to support Scotland’s rural economy and address global challenges in food, nutrition , and environmental sustainability. Operating across education, research, and consultancy, SRUC plays a unique role at the intersection of academic excellence, applied research, and industry engagement.
SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver external audit services to SRUC which will include:
1. Provide an opinion on the financial statements of the SRUC group of companies, in line with Company Law, Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS102),  The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) relating to Higher Education Institutions;
2. Provide an opinion, where required, to be included in the independent auditor’s report to the SRUC Board regarding SRUC’s various funding streams and their use (including, but not limited to funds received from the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Funding Council). The wording of this opinion must meet any requirements of Financial Memoranda or contracts;
3. Provide reports (including the auditor’s report to those charged with governance and management letter) to senior management and the SRUC Audit and Risk Committee. This requirement includes attendance and presentation of reports and findings at Committee meetings.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000, 79212100, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Full details can be found in Schedule 2 of the Invitation to Tender document.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 040805-2026-27301-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **RSM UK Audit LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-119262`
  - Value: £515,175 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 040805-2026-27301-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £515,175
  - Signed Date: 04/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040805-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-05T08:08:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:04:53.034Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060ecb