Published date: 5 November 2021

Last edited date: 15 December 2021

This notice was replaced on 11 July 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 11 July 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial auditing services - 79212100

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£1,750,000

Procurement reference

3111/LM

Published date

5 November 2021

Closing date

26 January 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2025

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

The University of Sheffield requires External Audit service providers in compliance with the requirements of the Office for Students, as set out in Regulatory Advice 9: Accounts Direction (Ref OfS 2019.41).

The Audit Services shall be divided into two lots:

• Lot 1 - External Audit services for The University of Sheffield
• Lot 2 - External Audit services for University companies

The University welcomes bidders who wish to be considered for one or both lots (provided that they meet the specification criteria). However, please note any winning bidders for External Audit cannot be awarded for Internal Audit services which may be tendered at a future date.

The full technical specification can be found in the ITT documentation which will be available after you have expressed your interest on In-Tend.

Tender Process and Documentation:
This is an FTS Open tender exercise. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield
If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender, they must be submitted via the In-tend System.
Your tender response must also be submitted through InTend to arrive by the date and time specified. Late tenders will not be considered.

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Additional text

Please note the return deadline for this tender has been extended from 06/12/2021 to the new date and time of 17th December 2021 at 17.00

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lee Marsden

Address

Western Bank
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Telephone

0114 2224206

Email

l.w.marsden@sheffield.ac.uk