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title: "Horsham District Council - External Audit Services"
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# Horsham District Council - External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horsham-district-council-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Horsham District Council: "Horsham District Council - External Audit Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: www.sesharedservices.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Horsham District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/horsham-district-council-ons-e07000227)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Statutory audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ28
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horsham-district-council-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf`

## 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/horsham-district-council-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sesharedservices.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sesharedservices.org.uk%2Fesourcing)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/horsham-district-council-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf#participate

## Description
Horsham District Council gives notice that in Spring 2022, it will be seeking an auditor for the audit of five financial years from 1 April 2023. These are the audits of the 2023/24 to 2027/28 accounts. Only registered firms, with accredited Key Audit Partners that must oversee the work, can be appointed from the list of external audit suppliers to the local government audit. The scope of the local authority audit is fixed. It it determined by the Code of Audit Practice (currently published by the National Audit Office), the format of the financial statements are specified by CIPFA / LASAAC, and the application of auditing standards are currently regulated by the Financial Reporting Council.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** Horsham District Council will be seeking an auditor for the audit of five financial years from 1 April 2023. These are the audits of the 2023/24 to 2027/28 accounts.  Only registered firms, with accredited Key Audit Partners that must oversee the wor...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005411-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-28T13:05:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:43:51.193Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031bbf