Published date: 25 May 2022

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.


Closing: 4 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

Location of contract

RH12 1RL

Value of contract

£0 to £300,000

Procurement reference

IT-234-34552-HMDC - 034552

Published date

25 May 2022

Closing date

4 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

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

Horsham District Council invites tenders for the provision of External Audit Services as set out in these documents.
The contract will be for a five-year period for the 2023/24 to 2027/28 statement of accounts, commencing from 1 April 2023.

The Council is procuring this contract following the Open Procedure* under the UK Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council's Procurement Code. The Council will be awarding one Contract for the provision of all services detailed in the Specification.

*Only registered firms, with accredited Key Audit Partners that must oversee the work, can be appointed from the list of external audit suppliers to the local government audit. These nine audit providers are accredited Key Audit Partners at the time of going out to tender: BDO, Cardens Accountants, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Mazars, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Azets Audit Services Ltd. Submissions from any other organisations will be immediately rejected from this process.


More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

This tender is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement eSourcing portal.

https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities

The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and Potential Bidders. The portal allows for tender clarifications and submitting your bid electronically.

In order to bid for this opportunity you will need to register your company on the SE Shared Services portal.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Horsham District Council

Address

North Street
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1RL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01403 215100

Email

procurement@horsham.gov.uk