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External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services
Published 28 Mar 2026
28 Mar 2026
Closed 18 May 2026
- Primary CPV
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79211200 *
Compilation of financial statements services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Southampton, South East
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
31/05/2026 30/05/2030
- Contract Types
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- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom · UKJ32
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
National Oceanography Centre
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Reference: 2026PRNOC-1083
The National Oceanography Centre intends to procure external financial audit and funding assurance services to support its statutory, regulatory, and funder assurance obligations.
The requirement is expected to include the external audit of the National Oceanography Centre's annual financial statements, together with assurance and certification services in relation to externally funded programmes, grants, and research activities. Services may also include associated reporting, attendance at governance or audit committee meetings, and the provision of audit opinions and assurance reports in accordance with applicable accounting, audit, and regulatory standards.
The procurement may additionally include related statutory or regulatory support activities that are commonly delivered as part of an external audit engagement, such as assistance with financial filings to external regulators and funders, and support in relation to audit planning, risk assessment, and control‑based audit approaches.
This notice is published to provide early visibility of the National Oceanography Centre's intention to procure these services. It does not constitute a call for competition.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79211200 — Compilation of financial statements services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planned
- Renewal
- The National Oceanography Centre may include extensions within the proposed contract to provide flexibility over the duration of services. Options may include the ability to extend the contract term beyond the initial period, for example by one or more extension periods, to ensure continuity of statutory audit and assurance services across financial years.
- Options
- The National Oceanography Centre may include options within the proposed contract to provide flexibility over scope, duration and delivery of services. Optional services that can be called off where required, such as additional grant or programme assurance work, ad hoc assurance reporting for new or amended funding streams, or related statutory or regulatory support that is ancillary to the external financial audit and funding assurance services. Any options would be exercised where there is an ongoing or emerging organisational, regulatory or funder requirement, where continuity of audit knowledge is required, or where it represents value for money and operational efficiency for the National Oceanography Centre.
- Submission method
- The National Oceanography Centre intends to conduct the procurement electronically. Suppliers must be registered on the e‑tendering platform at: https://www.mytenders.co.uk Interested suppliers should ensure that they are fully registered on both the e‑tendering platform and the Central Digital Platform (CDP) in advance of the tender being published. Once registered, suppliers who wish to be notified of the tender launch should email tenders@noc.ac.uk confirming their interest. Suppliers who have expressed interest in this way will be notified when the tender is launched. Further instructions for submitting tenders will be provided in the procurement documents at the point of tender launch.
- Enquiries close
- 30 Apr 2026
- Award decision expected
- 27 May 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Mar 2026 09:21
- Deadline
- 18 May 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06772c
- Notice ID
- 2026PRNOC-1083
Full notice record
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Planning
| Document › Document type | Planned procurement notice |
| Document › Description | Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028792-2026 |
| Document › Published | 28 Mar 2026 |
Organisations
| Name | National Oceanography Centre |
| Address › Street | National Oceanography Centre |
| Address › Town / city | Southampton |
| Address › Postcode | SO14 3ZH |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ32 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://noc.ac.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | National Oceanography Centre |
Tender
| Title | External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services |
| Status | planned |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Compilation of financial statements services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Financial auditing services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Internal audit services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Statutory audit services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Accounting review services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Tax consultancy services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Tax-return preparation services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ32 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 18 May 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 27 May 2026 |
| Lot › Status | planned |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 31 May 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 30 May 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 May 2031 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The National Oceanography Centre may include extensions within the proposed contract to provide flexibility over the duration of services. Options may include the ability to extend the contract term beyond the initial period, for example by one or more extension periods, to ensure continuity of statutory audit and assurance services across financial years. |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Communication › Expected publication | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 1 Jan 2031 |