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title: "External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services"
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# External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-financial-audit-and-funding-assurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06772c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Oceanography Centre: "External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 44 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [National Oceanography Centre](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-oceanography-centre-GB-PPON-PYLV-3456-PMCQ)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting review services, Compilation of financial statements services, Financial auditing services, Internal audit services, Statutory audit services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-financial-audit-and-funding-assurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06772c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06772c`

## 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-financial-audit-and-funding-assurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06772c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-financial-audit-and-funding-assurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06772c#participate

## Description
The National Oceanography Centre intends to procure external financial audit and funding assurance services to support its statutory, regulatory, and funder assurance obligations.
The requirement is expected to include the external audit of the National Oceanography Centre's annual financial statements, together with assurance and certification services in relation to externally funded programmes, grants, and research activities. Services may also include associated reporting, attendance at governance or audit committee meetings, and the provision of audit opinions and assurance reports in accordance with applicable accounting, audit, and regulatory standards.
The procurement may additionally include related statutory or regulatory support activities that are commonly delivered as part of an external audit engagement, such as assistance with financial filings to external regulators and funders, and support in relation to audit planning, risk assessment, and control‑based audit approaches.
This notice is published to provide early visibility of the National Oceanography Centre's intention to procure these services. It does not constitute a call for competition.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79211200, 79212100, 79212200, 79212300, 79212500, 79221000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048052-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-22T13:59:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T04:17:06.094Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06772c