Awarded contract

IPRFQ01/25-01 External Auditing Services

Details

Buyer
ESPO
Supplier(s)
Williamson & Croft Audit Limited
Value
£140,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Business analysis consultancy services
Published
1 May 2025

Tender description

ESPO is seeking to identify and appoint a supplier to provide external auditing services. The objective is to identify a single supplier of external auditing services which best meets the requirements and which offers excellent value for money. The external auditing services required will include (but are not limited to): • Planning, management and execution of an annual external audit of ESPO • Reporting on the external audit processes used to ESPO's Management and Audit and Finance Committee. • Provision of advice to the committee on technical accounting and financial matters • Liaison and coordination with the internal auditors • Provision of an assessment of financial statements The contract has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date28 March 2025
  2. Completed: Award published1 May 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date27 March 2028in 16 months

About the buyer

ESPO is a purchasing organisation owned and governed by six county and city councils across the East of England: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire and Peterborough. A joint committee set up under the Local Government Act oversees its work. Competitions span more than 100 frameworks, from buildings, energy and food and catering to technology and professional services. Appointed suppliers then serve ESPO's public sector customers across the region without a further re-tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in IT services, communications equipment and business services.

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