Published date: 11 July 2017

Last edited date: 11 July 2017

This notice was replaced on 18 August 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 18 December 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

2017-Jul-01

Published date

11 July 2017

Approach to market date

15 August 2017

Contract start date

2 January 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

University of Chester is seeking to appoint an external audit service 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.

All candidates must be Chartered Accountants and registered Statutory Auditors. In addition, candidates must be able to comply with the Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE) Audit Code of Practice set out in Appendix A of Memorandum of Assurance and Accountability between HEFCE and institutions.

Further details will be detailed within procurement documents, future contracts finder and/or OJEU notices, as applicable, when published.

Prior to the commencement of the procurement process, interested parties are invited to attend a Provider Information Day on Thursday, 20th July at University of Chester - Queens Park Campus, CH4 7AD, commencing at 10:00am.

For more information or to confirm attendance, please register your details by downloading and returning the Advert/Registration Form available from the In-Tend e-tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester. Registration to this site is free for suppliers.

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2017/2018 £60,000
2018/2019 £60,000
2019/2020 £60,000
2020/2021 £60,000
2021/2022 £60,000

Links

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Please note that where you may have previously registered with In-Tend, it will be necessary for you to ensure that your registration does include being registered to see opportunities for University of Chester. Registration to this site is free for suppliers. There is also Help/Guidance on how to use the supplier site on the 'Help' section of the site: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/HelpOverview.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Services

Address

University of Chester, Parkgate Road
Chester
CH1 4BJ
England

Email

procurement@chester.ac.uk