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Published 17 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Audit Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THE ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Central is looking to appoint a single provider to deliver external audit services. The primary role of the external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements. The scope of works also includes but is not limited to audits of Central and its subsidiary company (Central School of Speech and Drama Enterprises), annual returns for the US Federal loans and any other funding requirements, as well as individual project audits as required. There will be a requirement to report on whether recurrent and specific grants from OfS (and other bodies and restricted funds where appropriate) have been properly applied for the purposes provided, in accordance with Central's Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability with OfS and that conditions of grant have been met.

CPV: Financial auditing services · Fraud audit services · Statutory audit services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: At the end of the initial three year contract period, the parties may agree to extend for a further two years. Such extension will be based on the performance of the contract in the prior contract period.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Service: 75%
  • Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Service
  • 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
Last source update
17 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Jul 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032878
Accelerated
State of urgency
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Financial auditing servicesFraud audit servicesStatutory audit services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

email completed submissions to kayley.darby-philpotts@cssd.ac.uk

Timeline

17 Jun 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 00203645 · GB-PPON: PGGZ-4439-NHBN The Royal Central School Of Speech and Drama, LONDON, London, NW3 3HYContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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