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title: "RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services"
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# RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rhul-23003-delivery-of-external-financial-auditing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b548). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Holloway and Bedford New College: "RHUL-23003 Delivery of External (Financial) Auditing Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £734,400. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 May 2023, 11:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Holloway and Bedford New College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-holloway-and-bedford-new-college-urn-133896)
- **Published Value:** £734,400 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 May 2023 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,534,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rhul-23003-delivery-of-external-financial-auditing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b548#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b548`

## 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/rhul-23003-delivery-of-external-financial-auditing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b548#tl-md)

## Description
AWARDED to KPMG LLP, a contract for the Delivery of External Audit Services. Duration: 7 years plus 1 plus 1 optional 1 year extensions. Estimated total value of agreement over nine years (maximum term) = £1,534,500 ex VAT.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £734,400
- **Description:** The university is seeking to appoint a capable and experienced provider for the Delivery of External Audit Services. Full details of the requirement are contained within the tender documentation. Contract duration: 7 years plus 1 plus 1 year optional...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services (active)
  - Award id: `025665-2023-RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services-1`
  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`
  - Value: £1,534,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** RHUL-23003 Delivery of External Audit Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,534,000
  - Signed Date: 05/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025665-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-31T15:06:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T05:24:08.223Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b548