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# Provision of External Audit Service.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f550). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of External Audit Service.". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £60,000,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/king-s-college-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-43761)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £60,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Accounting, auditing and fiscal services, Auditing services, Computer audit services, Financial auditing services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI4, UKI45, UKJ21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f550#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f550`

## 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-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f550#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f550#participate

## Description
This contract provides statutory external audit services to the Trust and its subsidiaries (KIFM, KCHM, and KCS). The external auditor will deliver independent assurance over the Trust’s financial statements, governance, internal controls, and value-for-money arrangements, in accordance with the NHS Act 2006 and NAO Code of Audit Practice..

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Statutory Audit / External Audit
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI, UKJ

- **Description:** A mini-competition was conducted via the EOECPH Statutory Audit and Multi-Specialty Services Framework (Ref: 2024/S 000-002425)..<br/><br/>The tender was evaluated against the published criteria: Technical Capability & Quality (60%), Social Value (10...
- **Contract Period:** 19/11/2025 to 18/11/2028

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Counter Fraud
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** All Publicly funded Contracting Bodies require high quality Counter Fraud Services, which meet the service delivery and reporting requirements specifically relevant to their organisation.<br/>The Counter Fraud Programme available against the framewor...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Internal Audit
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Provider will be expected to provide a full Internal Audit Service, undertaking systems based audits where feasible. The main responsibility of that service will be to provide the Board (through its Audit Committee) with assessments of the effect...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Assurance Reviews
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Assurance Review services provided should include but is not limited to, continuous and reliable assurance on organisational stewardship and the management of the major risks to organisational success, and delivery of improved, cost effective, pu...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Digital and IM&T Audit
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72810000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Supplier will be expected to provide a full Digital and IM&T Audit Service to determine the effectiveness of the Contracting Authorities internal systems. This includes applying IT audit and data enabled techniques, evaluating and testing control...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Security Management
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The role of the LSMS is to implement at a local level, the national policy for Security Management, and to work proactively and reactively with the NHS contracting authorities accessing these services.<br/>Providers will be required to assist with th...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7 - Multi Audit Service Provision
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 7 is a locked Lot and will not be evaluated; it is intended that inclusion to this Lot will only be available to those Providers awarded to the Framework in Lots 2-6.<br/>Multi-Audit & Specialist services can either supplement the Lot or Lots a p...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot All Lots: Lot 7 - Multi-Audit & Specialist Service
- **Lot id:** `All Lots`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79200000, 79210000, 79212000, 79212100, 79212200, 79212300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 7 is a locked Lot and will not be evaluated; it is intended that inclusion to this Lot will only be available to those Providers awarded to the Framework in Lots 2-6.<br/>Multi-Audit & Specialist services can either supplement the Lot or Lots a p...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (73)
> **Award Register:** 73 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f550#outcome)

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Paul Macklesworth**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103299`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-10`
  - Supplier(s): **RSM UK Consulting LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-66563`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Mazars LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13750`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-12`
  - Supplier(s): **Audit Yorkshire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167650`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-13`
  - Supplier(s): **BDO LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150960`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-14`
  - Supplier(s): **SCC Chartered Accountants**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103307`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-15`
  - Supplier(s): **Azets**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103302`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-16`
  - Supplier(s): **Grant Thornton UK LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:OC307742`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-17`
  - Supplier(s): **Deloitte LLP Primary**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186958`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-18`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-19`
  - Supplier(s): **Mazars LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13750`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Mersey Internal Audit Agency**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167652`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-20`
  - Supplier(s): **Bishop Fleming LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176740`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-21`
  - Supplier(s): **BDO LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150960`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-22`
  - Supplier(s): **Ernst and Young LLp**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184881`

- **Award:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-23`
  - Supplier(s): **SCC Chartered Accountants**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103307`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-24`
  - Supplier(s): **Paul Macklesworth**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103299`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-25`
  - Supplier(s): **Mersey Internal Audit Agency**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167652`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-26`
  - Supplier(s): **TIAA LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45656`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-27`
  - Supplier(s): **Azets**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103302`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-28`
  - Supplier(s): **Grant Thornton UK LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:OC307742`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-29`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`

- **Award:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-3`
  - Supplier(s): **TIAA LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45656`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-30`
  - Supplier(s): **360 Assurance**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167645`

- **Award:** Counter Fraud (active)
  - Award id: `002425-2024-31`
  - Supplier(s): **RSM UK Consulting LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-66563`

## Contracts (73)
> [View all 73 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-external-audit-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f550#contracts)

- **Contract:** 074471-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/11/2025

- **Contract:** 074567-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/11/2025

- **Contract:** Provision of External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,232,567
  - Signed Date: 17/11/2025

- **Contract:** Provision of External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,232,567
  - Signed Date: 17/11/2025

- **Contract:** 014804-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £171,000
  - Signed Date: 10/04/2025

- **Contract:** 013852-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 24/03/2025

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Multi Audit Service Provision (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** Statutory Audit/External Audit (active)

  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076648-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-24T17:04:09.000Z
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