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# Provision of independent audit or expenditure verification services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-audit-or-expenditure-verification-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ea1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Council: "Provision of independent audit or expenditure verification services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £30,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: tap.tcsapps.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313)
- **Published Value:** £30,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 October 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** AE, BH, BW, DZ, EG, ET, GH, IQ, JO, KE, KW, LB, LY, MA, MU, MW, MZ, NA, NG, OM, PS, QA, RW, SA, SD, SN, SY, TN, TZ, UG, YE, ZA, ZM, ZW
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-audit-or-expenditure-verification-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ea1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058ea1`

## 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-independent-audit-or-expenditure-verification-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ea1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [tap.tcsapps.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftap.tcsapps.com%2Ftap2%2F%23%2Fbc-supplier-registration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-audit-or-expenditure-verification-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058ea1#participate

## Description
The British Council wishes to sign several framework agreements to get the services of an audit service providers, the Auditor, to provide external auditor expenditure verification services to client donor funded projects within the MEA region.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000

- **Contract Period:** 15/11/2025 to 13/11/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **Agile Auditing and Consulting Solutions Ltd, BDO LLP, CALC ACCOUNTING LIMITED (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PWDV-7949-CWYJ`, `GB-FTS-150960`, `GB-COH:16289755`, `GB-FTS-158803`, `GB-PPON:PWMY-5726-VQPW`, `GB-COH:02677180`, `GB-FTS-103307`
  - Value: £200,000 † (inc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The British Council awarded seven framework agreements to seven suppliers as shown below. The ordering process for the service will be carried out through a mini‑competition based on demand. (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 11/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F051629-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-19T13:55:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:02:51.763Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058ea1