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External Audit Services

THE ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:30.

Opportunity overview

Central is looking to appoint a single provider to deliver external audit services. The primary role of the external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 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 scope of works also includes but is not limited to audits of Central and its subsidiary company (Central School of Speech and Drama Enterprises), annual returns for the US Federal loans and any other funding requirements, as well as individual project audits as required. There will be a requirement to report on whether recurrent and specific grants from OfS (and other bodies and restricted funds where appropriate) have been properly applied for the purposes provided, in accordance with Central's Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability with OfS and that conditions of grant have been met.

Classification

  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services
  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services
  • CPV79212400 — Fraud audit services

Lots

  • Lot 1£180k · Including VAT

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
ocds-h6vhtk-054e13
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
email completed submissions to kayley.darby-philpotts@cssd.ac.uk
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
State of urgency

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
11 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
30 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
26 Jun 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
At the end of the initial three year contract period, the parties may agree to extend for a further two years. Such extension will be based on the performance of the contract in the prior contract period.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality/Service
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
75
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services
Entry 2
Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services
Entry 3
Id
79212400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fraud audit services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
A-2202
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Description
Pricing schedule
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-2203
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Tender response document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
A-2204
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Conflict of interest form
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
A-2205
Format
application/pdf
Description
Invitation to tender
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 6
Id
032878-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Jun 2025, 11:44

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-00203645
Name
THE ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
NW3 3HY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Royal Central School Of Speech and Drama

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
00203645
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Kayley Darby-Philpotts

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGGZ-4439-NHBN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LONDON · UKI31 · NW3 3HY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-054e13-2025-06-17T11:44:26+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·