Published date: 8 January 2021

This notice was replaced on 9 March 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 March 2021)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£180,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

NEA2F/041

Published date

8 January 2021

Closing date

15 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 March 2021

Contract end date

29 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We are inviting firms to tender for the contract as external Group Auditor for North East Access to Finance and its other group companies, including North East Finance (Holdco), for a period of three years commencing with the financial year 2020/21.

Details of the contract requirements are in the Invitation to Tender published on the website. However, interested parties who intend to bid are requested to register their interest and they will be sent an Applicant Pack. This contains more details on the companies and we recommend that you read it carefully before preparing your bid document.

The primary role of the auditor is to report on the consolidated financial statements of the NEA2F group and the financial statements of the individual companies and to carry out such examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems as is necessary to reach an opinion on those statements.

The opinion will be required to cover primarily whether the statements give a true and fair view and have been properly prepared in accordance with UK GAAP and the Companies Act 2006. We have adopted FRS 102.

It is a requirement that bidders agree to complete the audit within the required six month timescale as detailed in the tender documents,

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About the buyer

Contact name

James Arkless

Address

3rd Floor Baltimore House
Abbots Hill
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
England

Telephone

01914998552

Email

james.arkless@nea2f.co.uk

Website

https://www.nea2f.co.uk