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title: "Invitation to tender for the provision of internal and external audit services September 2023"
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# Invitation to tender for the provision of internal and external audit services September 2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-internal-and-external-audit-services-september-2-ocds-h6vhtk-040cdd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** PKAT: "Invitation to tender for the provision of internal and external audit services September 2023". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [PKAT](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/pkat-GB-PPON-PNQY-9476-XRNV)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 December 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £69,400 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-internal-and-external-audit-services-september-2-ocds-h6vhtk-040cdd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040cdd`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-internal-and-external-audit-services-september-2-ocds-h6vhtk-040cdd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-internal-and-external-audit-services-september-2-ocds-h6vhtk-040cdd#participate

## Description
Invitation to tender for the provision of internal and
external audit services September 2023

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 (internal audit)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Lot 1 (internal audit) is being tendered in relation to the 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years but with the requirement that:

          
•	Tenderers will commence audit planning work for the contract in Jan/Feb 2024. 
•	Tenderers will compl...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 (external audit)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Lot 2 (external audit) is being tendered for audit and accounts preparation work for 3 accounting years 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years.  Again, the requirement will be for the tenderer to complete all requirements in respect of the 2025/...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 1 (internal audit) (active)
  - Award id: `002172-2024-CA13005-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Forrester Boyd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103123`
  - Value: £14,650 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 (external audit) (active)
  - Award id: `002172-2024-CA13005-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Moore UK Partnership**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103124`
  - Value: £54,750 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 (internal audit) (active)
  - Signed Value: £14,650
  - Signed Date: 23/01/2024

- **Contract:** Lot 2 (external audit) (active)
  - Signed Value: £54,750
  - Signed Date: 23/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002172-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-23T09:30:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:28:35.130Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040cdd