External Audit Services 2024

Award

Buyers

University of Chester

Value

£800,000

Suppliers

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Classifications

Auditing services

Tags

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Submission Deadline

1 year ago

Published

11 months ago

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.

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