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# External Auditing Services and Advice

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditing-services-and-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-058836). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** York St John University: "External Auditing Services and Advice". Published status: complete. Published Value: £650,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: neupc.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [York St John University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-st-john-university-urn-133914)
- **Published Value:** £650,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 October 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £650,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditing-services-and-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-058836#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058836`

## 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-auditing-services-and-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-058836#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [neupc.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fneupc.delta-esourcing.com%2Fdelta%2FrespondToList.html%3FaccessCode%3DM2N2YGF49J)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditing-services-and-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-058836#participate

## Description
The University is seeking to obtain competitive rates for a 3 year contract, with an optional 2 year extension - to be exercised upon delivery of outstanding service levels.
The external auditors are required to carry out sufficient review and investigation work to enable them to report whether in all material respects: 
The financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Higher Education Institution’s affairs, and of its income and expenditure, gains and losses, changes in reserves and cash flows for the year. They should take into account relevant statutory and other mandatory disclosure and accounting requirements, and OfS and Research England requirements. 
The financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with the financial reporting standards (FRS102) and the ‘Statement of recommended practice: Accounting for further and higher education’, and relevant legislation. 
Funds from whatever source administered by the University for specific purposes have been properly applied to those purposes and managed in accordance with relevant legislation. 
Funds provided by the OfS and Research England have been applied in accordance with these terms and conditions and any other terms and conditions attached to them. 
The requirements of the OfS’ accounts direction have been met.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1005645975

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79212000, 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £650,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **BDO LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150960`
  - Value: £650,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F049714-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-12T12:05:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:59:54.411Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058836