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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

External Audit Services 2024

University of Chester · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:26.

Opportunity overview

This Award Notice follows the University seeking tenders through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to appoint an external audit service provider for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University’s needs.The primary role of external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of the University of Chester and its subsidiary companies, and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements. The successful supplier will be required to report to the University Council by means of a management letter.Please note that all values in this notice have been rounded up.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£900k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Dec 2024
Award ID
000073-2025-2024-Oct-01-1
Status
active
Identifier
OC307742
Location
Leeds, UK, LS1 4BN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services

Lots

  • This Award Notice follows the University seeking tenders through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to appoint an external audit service provider for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University’s needs.The primary role of external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of the University of Chester and its subsidiary companies, and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements. The successful supplier will be required to report to the University Council by means of a management letter.Further details were available in the tender documents. This tender was not divided into Lots.Please note the estimated values in this Award Notice have been rounded up and include the optional extension periods.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2024-Oct-01
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
Please contact the University.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
4 Nov 2024, 10:00

Address

Street Address
A formal Opening Ceremony will be conducted at the University of Chester following the closing date and time.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
4 Nov 2024, 10:00

Tender Period

Ends
4 Nov 2024, 10:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2024, 00:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
This Award Notice follows the University seeking tenders through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to appoint an external audit service provider for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University’s needs.The primary role of external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of the University of Chester and its subsidiary companies, and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements. The successful supplier will be required to report to the University Council by means of a management letter.Further details were available in the tender documents. This tender was not divided into Lots.Please note the estimated values in this Award Notice have been rounded up and include the optional extension periods.

Renewal

Description
Period of Contract: 5 years with an option for the University to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University’s needs.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Evaluation
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Pricing Evaluation
Type
cost
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,520

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
North West

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKD
Entry 4
Region
UKD

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-118392
Name
University of Chester

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
Chester
Postal Code
CH1 4BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parkgate Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Id
525938
Legal Name
University of Chester

Contact

Name
Procurement Services
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-24826
Name
University of Chester

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Chester
Postal Code
CH1 4BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parkgate Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Chester

Contact

Name
Procurement Services

Additional Contact Points

Entry 1
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-133896
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4BN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
No.1 Whitehall Riverside, Whitehall Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC307742
Legal Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Award information

Award 1
Id
000073-2025-2024-Oct-01-1
Title
Award Contract for the Provision of External Audit Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-133896
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000073-2025-2024-Oct-01-1
Title
Award Contract for the Provision of External Audit Services
Status
active
Award ID
000073-2025-2024-Oct-01-1
Date Signed
13 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
900,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chester · UK · CH1 4BJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-047d18-2025-01-03T10:59:24Zcompiled ·