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Provision of External Audit Services

Nottingham Trent University · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 07:02.

Opportunity overview

Nottingham Trent University shall appoint an auditor to provide the Provision of External Audit Services. The appointed Supplier must meet the eligibility criteria for external auditors of higher education corporations as set out in paragraph 59(b) of Schedule 8 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The Supplier shall be responsible completing an audit which complies with applicable accounting standards, the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the University’s charter and statutes, all statutory requirements relating to the University’s financial affairs, the Terms and Conditions of Funding for Higher Education Institutions (or successor requirements) with the Office for Students (OfS) and OfS Accounts Direction (OfS 2019.41) or its successor, any requirements of the Department for Education and other regulations relating to the constitution and activities of the University and which are relevant to its financial affairs. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Nottingham:-Accounting%2C-auditing-and-fiscal-services./K4794NM3K9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K4794NM3K9

Classification

  • CPV79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • CPV79210000 — Accounting and auditing services
  • CPV79212000 — Auditing services
  • CPV79212100 — Financial auditing services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.5m · 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
NTU/26/3061/DS
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jul 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
1 Jul 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
1,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical Criteria

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality Assurance

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Service Delivery

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Account Management

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
NTU Strategic Commitments (Sustainability)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
cost
Name
Commercial Offer

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
18
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79200000
Description
Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79210000
Description
Accounting and auditing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212100
Description
Financial auditing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
051151-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Jun 2026, 07:40
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Nottingham Trent University
Id
GB-PPON-PLJN-1931-JMHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLJN-1931-JMHG

Address

Street Address
50 Shakespeare Street
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG1 4FQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF14

Contact

Name
Dean Scaife
Telephone
01158482921

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF14 · NG1 4FQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 051151-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·