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Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX Contract Title: Provision of External Audit via CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit

COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:00.

Opportunity overview

County Durham and Darlington NHSFT has a requirement for the provision of an external auditing service, in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office and applicable auditing standards

Awarded to

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Deloitte LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£319k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Apr 2025
Award ID
045675-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC303675
Location
Newcastle, UKC, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79212300 — Statutory audit services
  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services

Lots

  • County Durham and Darlington NHSFT has a requirement for the provision of an external auditing service, in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office and applicable auditing standards. There were no bids received for CDDFT Audit opportunity on after open tender supplier feedback indicated the lack of capacity in the current market. Therefore, the decision was made at executive level to direct award to Deloitte LLP via Crown Commercial Services framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit, to ensure the Trust audit commitments were deliverable.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SP1888
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The most appropriate procurement process to meet the requirement was an above threshold open procedure, which was advertised as an opportunity in 2024. There was no response so decision was made to direct award to Deloitte as they expressed interest do the audit. Therefore CCS framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit was utilised to Direct award Deloitte.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statutory audit services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
County Durham and Darlington NHSFT has a requirement for the provision of an external auditing service, in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice issued by the National Audit Office and applicable auditing standards. There were no bids received for CDDFT Audit opportunity on after open tender supplier feedback indicated the lack of capacity in the current market. Therefore, the decision was made at executive level to direct award to Deloitte LLP via Crown Commercial Services framework RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services Framework Lot 2 External audit, to ensure the Trust audit commitments were deliverable.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-220993214
Name
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC13
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL36HX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hollyhurst Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Healthcare
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
220993214
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact

Name
Beverley Cook
Telephone
+44 1915692892
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-OC303675
Name
Deloitte LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Newcastle
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC303675
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Deloitte LLP
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-3850
Name
The High Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
045675-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC303675
Name
Deloitte LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
045675-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
045675-2025-1
Date Signed
8 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
319,020
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL36HX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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