Published date: 3 January 2025
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Auditing services - 79212000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£600,000 to £800,000
Procurement reference
2024-Oct-01
Published date
3 January 2025
Closing date
4 November 2024
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 January 2025
Contract end date
31 December 2031
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?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
This Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders through the UK Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to appoint an external audit service provider for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the University's needs.
The primary role of external auditors will be to report on the financial statements of the University of Chester and its subsidiary companies, and to carry out whatever examination of the statements and underlying records and control systems is necessary to reach an opinion on the statements. The successful supplier will be required to report to the University Council by means of a management letter.
Further details were available in the tender documents. This
tender was not divided into Lots. Please note the estimated values in this Award Notice have been rounded up and include the optional extension periods.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Opportunity
- Published 3 October 2024
Additional text
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Award information
Awarded date
13 December 2024
Contract start date
1 January 2025
Contract end date
31 December 2031
Total value of contract
£900,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Address
No.1 Whitehall Riverside
Whitehall Road
Leeds
LS1 4BNReference
Companies House number: OC307742
Value of contract
£900,000
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Procurement Services
Address
Parkgate Road
CHESTER
CH1 4BJ
England
Telephone
01244 512395
Website
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