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# P26-0044 External Audit Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p26-0044-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f6aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Enterprise: "P26-0044 External Audit Services". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £150,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Enterprise](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-enterprise-GB-FTS-1478)
- **Published Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 December 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Financial auditing services, Internal audit services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £215,060 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p26-0044-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f6aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f6aa`

## 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/p26-0044-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f6aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p26-0044-external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f6aa#participate

## Description
The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a supplier to deliver External Audit Services to Scottish Enterprise in respect of its subsidiary companies.
There are currently 9 subsidiary companies (excluding dormant companies).
Over the period of this tender there may be adjustments to the number of subsidiaries to be audited. The subsidiaries range in size and nature of business but include the Glasgow Science Centre group of Companies.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Subsidiary Companies
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79212000, 79212100, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to appoint a supplier to deliver External Audit Services to Scottish Enterprise in respect of its subsidiary companies.
There are currently 9 subsidiary companies (excluding dormant companies).
Over t...
- **Contract Period:** 16/02/2026 to 30/11/2029

### Lot 2: Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79212000, 79212100, 79212200, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £90,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 is to engage external auditor to audit the Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme. SEPLAS is a final salary pension scheme established by Scottish Enterprise for the benefit of its employees.
It is envisaged that the contract wil...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Subsidiary Companies (active)
  - Award id: `004538-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Thomson Cooper**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-44416`

- **Award:** Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (active)
  - Award id: `004538-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Johnston Carmichael**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-44417`

- **Award:** 075403-2025-P26-0044-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Subsidiary Companies (active)
  - Signed Value: £134,950
  - Signed Date: 14/02/2022

- **Contract:** Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (active)
  - Signed Value: £80,110
  - Signed Date: 14/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075403-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-19T16:45:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T16:15:42.182Z
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