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# Sustainability Data Assurance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainability-data-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Exeter: "Sustainability Data Assurance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Data analysis services, System quality assurance assessment and review services, Technical analysis or consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £400,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainability-data-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6`

## 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/sustainability-data-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D71723%26B%3DEXETER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sustainability-data-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6#participate

## Description
We are seeking an appropriately experienced and qualified consultancy to supply independent assurance of our annual sustainability data from 2023/24 onwards (reporting period 1 August – 31 July) undertaken against the ISAE3000 assurance standard. A private management report is needed as well as a public limited assurance opinion.   The first year for which we require independent assurance is on 2023/24 data but to enable the process to be as smooth as possible we’d like you to start on the 2022/23 data and provide us with interim findings report to inform planning.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71621000, 72225000, 72316000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** We are seeking an appropriately experienced and qualified consultancy to supply independent assurance of our annual sustainability data from 2023/24 onwards (reporting period 1 August – 31 July) undertaken against the ISAE3000 assurance standard. A p...
- **Contract Period:** 15/10/2023 to 16/10/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Sustainability Data Assurance (active)
  - Award id: `011660-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76960`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Sustainability Data Assurance (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 27/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011660-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-10T14:03:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:09:46.047Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03eef6