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Published 17 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST

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External Audit Services — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Askham Bryan College (Education)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of External Audit and Reporting Accountant Services for Askham Bryan College and its subsidiary companies, including statutory audit of financial statements, annual regularity assurance, Teachers' Pension Scheme assurance, Audit Committee support, and specialist audit advice. The contract will require a provider with significant Further Education sector experience and knowledge of public sector financial and regulatory requirements, including DfE, OfS, College Financial Handbook, and FRS 102 compliance.

For more information please contact [email protected]

CPV: Financial auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 1 Apr 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
79212100 Financial auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Financial auditing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07745b

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 13:15 BST
  2. Market engagementin 24 days
    14 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTProviders are requested to submit their Expressions of Interest (EOI). Any clarification questions relating to the engagement should be submitted via email. [email protected] Should further discussion be required, providers may contact the engagement team via email, and where necessary, a Microsoft Teams meeting can be arranged to discuss specific queries.
  3. Contract startsin 193 days
    1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 13:15 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Askham Bryan College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPBG-8518-ZJJN · GB-UKPRN: 10000415 Askham Bryan, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO23 3FR
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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