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LUV01340 - External Audit Service

University of Leicester · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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

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.

BDO LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.3m
Awarded
7 Mar 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC305127
Location
London, UKI32, W1U 7EU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
LUV01340
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Direct award to incumbent provider based on limited options in the market and the cost of change.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH
Name
University of Leicester

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 7RH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PPNM-4297-VLCH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Stewart Brewer
Telephone
01162525205
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-OC305127
Name
BDO LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1U 7EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
OC305127
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Sam Lifford
Telephone
+44(0)121 352 6200

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
7 Mar 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services
Entry 2
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,297,000

Renewal

Description
12 months + 12 months

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008994-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
12 Mar 2025, 14:05
Entry 2
Id
013308-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Apr 2025, 10:39

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC305127
Name
BDO LLP

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Apr 2025, 00:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2028, 00:59
Starts
17 Apr 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2030, 00:59

Standstill Period

Ends
16 Apr 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
16 Apr 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,297,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
17 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2030, 00:59

Renewal

Description
12 months + 12 months

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-7855
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
External Audit Contract Details Notice
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
073964-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 Nov 2025, 12:54

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 7RH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ec29-2025-11-14T12:54:22ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·