External Audit services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: City College Norwich (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Awarded value£162,118published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to MHA Audit Services LLP (Trading as MHA)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

External Audit provision

CPV: Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1External AuditsAwarded

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: 3 year contract with the option for 2 x 12 month or 1 x 24 month extensions

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Mar 2026, 12:33 BST
Last source update: 31 Mar 2026, 12:33 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-029596
Classification (CPV): Financial auditing services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0678f9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification: The contract was awarded after a mini competition using the CPC (Crescent Purchasing Consortium) Audit and Financial Services Framework - CPC/RL/01/24.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £162,1181 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MHA Audit Services LLP (Trading as MHA)	£162,118 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 029596-2026-1 · MHA Audit Services LLP (Trading as MHA)
Signed
30 Mar 2026
Value
£162,118
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City College Norwich

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10004772 Ipswich Road, Norwich, East of England, NR22LJContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MHA Audit Services LLP (Trading as MHA)Awarded supplierGB-COH: OC455542 The Pinnacle, 150 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 1LZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.