Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b8e-025e-722a-82a4-956eac06751b/external-audit-services-soft-market-engagement pending GB open procedure # External Audit Services - Soft Market Engagement [University of Southampton](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-southampton) Estimated value £800,000 Published 17 Jan 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The University is looking to tender, in the near future, its requirement for a supplier to provide external audit services and would like to engage with the marketplace by means of discussions via individual virtual meetings to help enable the University to understand the dynamics of the current marketplace and to enable the opportunity for potential suppliers to ask us any questions or raise any issues directly with the people that matter - the day-to-day end users and owners of the future contract. This exercise is not a call for competition but engagement with the market to help inform our procurement approach in future. The University envisages the scope of the contract to include the below: - External audit of the annual consolidated financial statements of the University of Southampton; - External audit of the annual financial statements of relevant subsidiary companies; - External audit of the annual accounts for the University of Southampton Pension and Assurance Scheme (PASNAS); - Audits relating to the National College for Teaching and Learning, and the Teachers' Pension Scheme contributions and the Federal Family Education Loan Program Compliance report; - Supporting the University in complying with the reporting requirements of a Public Interest Entity and Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR) in relation to the University's debt securities. For a University of the complexity and size of Southampton, the external auditor would need access to specialist audit skills, be familiar with specific higher education issues and bring relevant knowledge of the large business units operating within the University (e.g. academic faculties, catering, estates, library services etc.). The auditor must be aware of developments within Higher Education particularly where these may have mandatory applications to institutions and/or potentially have significant financial effects. Read full description ## CPV classification Auditing services Statutory audit services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-030bf2-2022-01-17T17:02:12Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-030bf2-2022-01-17T17:02:12Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Southampton: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-southampton) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [CA18489 - Askham Bryan College - Provision for External Audit Services · Askham Bryan College · 27 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1594a-59c0-7116-83f2-f6a8be15db7d/ca18489-askham-bryan-college-provision-for-external-audit-services) [Askham Bryan College - Provision for External Audit Services · Askham Bryan College · 27 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ceed-7243-ac52-e8ffe216e03f/askham-bryan-college-provision-for-external-audit-services) [Institutional Strengthening and Capability Development Plan for Disaster Risk Management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Dai Global UK Ltd · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1594a-5b90-70f0-bfba-b41855fc1036/institutional-strengthening-and-capability-development-plan-for-disaster-risk-ma) [Tech support for the dev. of the PCF requirements of the NHS Supplier Roadmap · NHS England · 20 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-e8f3-706b-9ddc-5c6a732dbed6/tech-support-for-the-dev-of-the-pcf-requirements-of-the-nhs-supplier-roadmap) [CCHA 0328 Legal Services Framework for Land and Development · Castles and Coasts · 35 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-081f-701f-9487-6053b00296f6/ccha-0328-legal-services-framework-for-land-and-development) [Evaluation consultancy services – Achiziția de Servicii de evaluare a Strategiei Naționale de Specializare Inteligentă (SNCISI) 2022-2027 precum și a Planului Național de Cercetare Dezvoltare și Inovare 2022-2027 (PNCDI IV) · Autoritatea Nationala pentru Cercetare · 14 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ff29-70e9-8ce7-e1917b432c09/romania-evaluation-consultancy-services-achizitia-de-servicii-de-evaluare-a)