Published date: 16 December 2019

This notice was replaced on 6 May 2020

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

Awarded contract (published 6 May 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

10-19

Published date

16 December 2019

Closing date

13 January 2020

Contract start date

20 January 2020

Contract end date

29 May 2020

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) wants to commission qualitative research with Audit Committee Chairs (ACCs) of Public Interest Entities (PIEs) to obtain a rich, in-depth understanding of ACCs' views on audit quality.

Since 2014, the FRC has conducted relatively large-scale annual surveys of ACCs of large companies on audit quality, often using written questionnaires. For 2020 the FRC wants to commission a set of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a smaller, but representative, sample of ACCs, to generate more detailed insights into ACCs' views on audit quality. This includes insights into how audit committees break down the components of quality of service and quality of audit when choosing an auditor and evaluating the quality of the audit received.

The project is expected to take place between January 2020 and May 2020.

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About the buyer

Address

8th Floor 125 London Wall
LONDON
EC2Y5AS
England

Telephone

020 7492 2300

Email

research@frc.org.uk