Official UK procurement notice
External Audit · Bishop Fleming LLP for Nottingham College (Mar 2025)
Authority: Nottingham College (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£225,000≈ £75k / year · £270,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 May 2025awarded 12 Jun 2025
Award (standstill) to Bishop Fleming LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExternal Audit Services
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2030, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: The tender will consist of a two stage process. Stage 1 is open to all Tenderers and will consist of passing the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and Stage 1 quality/price evaluation. The three highest scoring Tenderers from Stage 1 will be invited to Stage 2 which will consist of a presentation. The scores from the presentation will be added to the stage 1 scores to give an overall total score. The highest scoring tenderer will be awarded the contract.
CPV: Financial auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£225,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2030
- First published
- 25 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 May 2025
- Authority reference
NC/PROC/0295- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019143- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f87cFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices must quote a valid purchase order number and be emailed to: Invoices@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk
- How it runs
The tender will consist of a two stage process.
Stage 1 is open to all Tenderers and will consist of passing the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and Stage 1 quality/price evaluation.
The three highest scoring Tenderers from Stage 1 will be invited to Stage 2 which will consist of a presentation.
The scores from the presentation will be added to the stage 1 scores to give an overall total score. The highest scoring tenderer will be awarded the contract.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 16 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published25 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Next notice expected5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 15:09 BST
- Clarification questions by12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published12 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
- Standstill ends23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025- Planned procurement notice published25 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 15:09 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active6 May 2025, 15:09 BST
- Deadline moved to 16 May 2025, 10:00 BST6 May 2025, 15:09 BST+1 days · was 15 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Jun 2025, 17:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2025, 17:13 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £340,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 32 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Fleming LLPExternal Audit Services24 Jun 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: 2 x optional 12 month extensions | £340,000 inc. VAT | 12 Jun 2025standstill to 23 Jun 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BISHOP FLEMING LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home/
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender