Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
LUV01340 - External Audit Service
Buyer: University of Leicester →
BuyerUniversity of Leicester
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published14 Nov 2025
What is being bought
External Audit Service (EAS) for The University of Leicester, its subsidiaries and the University of Leicester Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS). To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=990136180
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleDirect award to incumbent provider based on limited options in the market and the cost of change.
Rationale classificationsswitchingDirectAward
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierBDO LLP
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£1,297,000
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04ec29 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 073964-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Nov 14 2025 12:54:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | award, contract | 073964-2025 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | award, contract | 013308-2025 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | award, contract | 008994-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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