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Published 6 May 2026, 12:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of External Audit Services

Official notice

Authority: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of external audit and regularity audit services

CPV: Accounting and auditing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions: Two year extension after three years with satisfactory performance
79210000 Accounting and auditing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Customer Requirements: 44%
  • Added Value: 6%
  • Pricing: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Pricing
  • Customer Requirements
  • Added Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2026, 12:07 BST
Last source update
6 May 2026, 12:07 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
Authority reference
DAT/External Audit
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041461
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06924d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.deltatrust.org.uk ↗ and email to [email protected]

Timeline

6 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published168 days ago
    6 May 2026, 12:07 BST
  2. Clarification questions by159 days ago
    15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline142 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by112 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2026, 12:07 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07386086 · GB-PPON: PRHD-1767-LVQV Education House, Knottingley, Yorkshire & Humber, WF11 0EPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender