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Appointment of Sandwell Childrens Trust External Auditor

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:37.

Opportunity overview

Sandwell Children’s Trust invites tenders from suitably qualified and competent registered auditors with a high level of knowledge and understanding of the public sector for the provision of a statutory external audit and certain related services. For the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. The auditor must have previous experience of auditing a local authority children’s service, Children’s Trust or public bodies providing welfare services. Further details of the external audit and other services can be found in the attached document within the In-Tend ITT Pack, Schedule 5 – External Auditor Service Specification.

Classification

  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services
  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 200k · Source currency differs from tender

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
SMBC 25081
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
16 Feb 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
28 Dec 2025, 15:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
240,000

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further 12 months

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Auditing services
Entry 2
Id
79212100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial auditing services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
077899-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
27 Nov 2025, 20:26

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Name
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Locality
Oldbury
Postal Code
B69 3DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Neil Whitehouse

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oldbury · UKG37 · B69 3DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG37 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa8-2025-11-27T20:26:09ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·