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# Provision of External Audit

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-04a35b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Provision of External Audit". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.cardea.nhs.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rxp)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a35b`

## 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/provision-of-external-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-04a35b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [cardea.nhs.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cardea.nhs.uk%2FCardea%2FDisplayModules%2FTradeModules%2FNegotiations%2FOpportunities%2FViewOpportunityEvent.aspx%3FEventID%3D4683%26Culture%3Den-GB)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-04a35b#participate

## Description
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT), County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity and Synchronicity Care Ltd (SCL) have a requirement for the Provision of an Audit Service, , in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office and applicable auditing standards, covering: • The CDDFT Group and Trust financial accounts & Trust's Quality Report • The financial accounts of the Trust's Charity • The financial accounts of the Trust's wholly owned subsidiary, Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 2: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Synchronicity Care Ltd (SCL)fully owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) have a requirement for the Provision of an Audit Service, , in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Off...

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

### Lot Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT), County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity  have a requirement for the Provision of an Audit Service, , in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Aud...

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

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030885-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-26T19:33:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:44:40.327Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a35b