Official UK procurement notice
541 - External Audit · UK public procurement notice
Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 27 Sept 2021
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAston University is looking to appoint an External Audit Services provider. The initial contract
will run for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 years on 2x 12 month basis, subject to
performance.
CPV: Financial auditing services · Statutory audit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Aston University is going out to tender for External Audit ServicesRenewal
Aston University is going out to tender for External Audit Services.
- To appoint a supplier who can deliver a reliable and accurate audit service in a timely manner;
- To appoint a provider who will work closely with key members of the University to deliver Aston’s objectives;
- Achieve value for money with competitive rates and exceptional service; and
- The supplier must offer excellent contract management.
- To appoint external auditors who will ensure a high quality risk-based audit to meet all regulatory and legal requirements;
- Sector knowledge and experience of audits of other HEI’s;
- To receive additional added value including insights related to the sector; and
- Excellent contract management including forward planning and communication
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 16 Sept 2021, 14:52 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2021, 14:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Sept 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN563810- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023064- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02da58Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
Please contact the University via the ProContract e-tendering portal in the first instance.
This authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period. Information on the award of the contract will be communicated to tenderers.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Sept 2021 → 27 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published16 Sept 2021, 14:52 BST
- Bids opened23 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
- Submission deadline27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST16 Sept 2021, 14:52 BST+4 days · was 23 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 23 Sept 2021 | 27 Sept 2021 | +4 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.