Official UK procurement notice
University External Audit Services
Authority: University of Brighton (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 11 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Crowe U.K. LLP
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · up to 31 Jul 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is looking to appoint a suitably skilled and experienced provider to supply external audit services
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 23 Jan 2033, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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
- Simple description: Award criteria are based on a quality price ratio of 70/30 - full details are found in the tender documents
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
- 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 23 Jan 2033
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006279- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d8eFind a Tender
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
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 14:57 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago2 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent138 days ago11 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published137 days ago11 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Standstill ends125 days ago23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by123 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 14:57 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Jun 2026, 16:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £540,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 95 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowe U.K. LLP1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2031 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensions | £540,000 inc. VAT | 11 Jun 2026standstill to 23 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Crowe UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender