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Published 12 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LUV01340 - External Audit Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Leicester (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Awarded value£1,297,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 7 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to BDO LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

External Audit Service (EAS) for The University of Leicester, its subsidiaries and the University of Leicester Pension and Assurance Scheme (PAS).

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East Midlands
79212000 Auditing services79212300 Statutory audit services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
12 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
14 Nov 2025, 12:54 GMT
Authority reference
LUV01340
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073964
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec29 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Direct award to incumbent provider based on limited options in the market and the cost of change.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    16 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published346 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:54 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 10:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 12:54 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,297,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BDO LLP17 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2028 · up to 1 Apr 2030Extensions: 12 months + 12 months£1,297,000 inc. VAT7 Mar 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BDO LLP

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    £1,297,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    17 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Apr 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 months + 12 months

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Leicester

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPNM-4297-VLCH University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7RHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BDO LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC305127 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU, London, London, W1U 7EUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCXExternal Audit Contract Details Notice

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender