Official UK procurement notice
External Audit 25/26 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cotswold District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK1)
Awarded value£155,563published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionServices of external auditors to audit the councils 25/26 accounts under the PSAA framework.
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 10:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058825- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bac5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Awarded through framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £155,5631 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Fleming Audit Limited | £155,563 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058825-2026-1 · Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £155,563
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bishop Fleming Audit LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.