Published date: 13 May 2024

Last edited date: 6 June 2024

This notice was replaced on 15 August 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 15 August 2024)

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

  • Financial auditing services - 79212100

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£5,000 to £12,000

Procurement reference

NEJH130524IFALFP

Published date

13 May 2024

Closing date

10 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 July 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

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?

No

Description

Natural England requires an independent financial audit of an EU LIFE funded project (LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES LIFE18 NAT/UK/000039). Natural England needs to submit a certificate on the Project Financial Statement to the European Commission, in the form of an independent report of factual findings produced by an external auditor. This is in support of the payment requested by Natural England under Article I.4.1. of the 2018 LIFE Grant Agreement. The Commission requires this Report as the balance payment of costs requested by NE is conditional on its factual findings.

This work must be undertaken in line with procedures outlined by the Commission. This will be a remote audit (no site visit required as all documentation can be supplied electronically) and the work (with the exception of the inception meeting) will take place November 2024 to January 2025.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to rebecca.l.smith@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 10th June 2024.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to rebecca.l.smith@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Smith

Address

Ground Floor, Sterling House
Dix's Field
Exeter
EX1 1QA
England

Email

rebecca.l.smith@naturalengland.org.uk