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# Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) - Statutory Auditor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lower-thames-crossing-ltc-statutory-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-06c4fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Highways Limited: "Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) - Statutory Auditor". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Highways Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-highways-limited-gov-ot1346)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Statutory audit services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £291,182 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lower-thames-crossing-ltc-statutory-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-06c4fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c4fc`

## 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/lower-thames-crossing-ltc-statutory-auditor-ocds-h6vhtk-06c4fc#tl-md)

## Description
National Highways is intending to appoint a Statutory Auditor able to provide 
an audit opinion that Reg Co.’s Carve Out accounts are reliable, legally compliant, 
and present a true and fair view, in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and 
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) auditing standards.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** In the Chancellor’s November 2025 Autumn Budget, the Regulated Asset Base 
(RAB) model was announced as the Government’s preferred financing method for 
the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project which will involve the creation of a 
regulated road comp...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Menzies LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150178`
  - Value: £291,182 (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 065281-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Menzies LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150178`
  - Value: £291,182 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 065281-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £291,182
  - Signed Date: 25/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065281-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T14:29:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:47:16.541Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4fc