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title: "ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services"
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# ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4771087-dof-niao-provision-of-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d719). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Finance DoF: "ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Finance DoF](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-finance-dof-GB-FTS-139126)
- **Published Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 July 2023 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Internal audit services, Statutory audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £89,755 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4771087-dof-niao-provision-of-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d719#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d719`

## 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/id-4771087-dof-niao-provision-of-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d719#tl-md)

## Description
The Client is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide an external audit service for the NIAO. The Contract shall cover the audit of the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 Resource Accounts, with the option of extending annually to cover the 2026-27 and 2027-28 accounts. The Contract will also cover examinations of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the use of resources by NIAO in the same periods where required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79212200, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** The Client is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide an external audit service for the NIAO. The Contract shall cover the audit of the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 Resource Accounts, with the option of extending annually to cover the 2026-27 and ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `027022-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SCC Chartered Accountants**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103307`
  - Value: £89,755 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ID 4771087 - DoF - NIAO - Provision of External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £89,755
  - Signed Date: 11/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027022-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-13T08:34:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:28:46.456Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d719