Planning

External Audit Services

  • University of Staffordshire

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-071576

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05dbb1

Published 6 November 2025, 11:49am



Scope

Description

The University of Staffordshire is engaging with the supplier market to determine the procurement strategy for the provision of External Audit Services for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by up to 2 years

This is market engagement only at this stage any information will be used only for these purposes

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,200,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,440,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 September 2031
  • 5 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services
  • 79212300 - Statutory audit services

Contract locations

  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

5 December 2025

Engagement process description

The engagement questionnaire can be obtained from procurement@staffs.ac.uk and can be returned to this address


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

15 January 2026


Contracting authority

University of Staffordshire

  • UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10006299
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTX-1922-RJNX

College Road, University Quarter

Stoke on Trent

ST4 2DE

United Kingdom

Contact name: Liz Salter

Telephone: +441782294212

Email: procurement@staffs.ac.uk

Website: http://www.staffs.ac.uk

Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government