External Financial Audit and Funding Assurance Services

National Oceanography Centre

Key dates and value

Status: Open
Submission deadline: 4 Dec 2026
Published: 22 May 2026
Contract start: 1 Feb 2027
Contract end: 31 Jan 2031
Location: Southampton, South East England
Notice type: UK3

Overview

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.

CPV codes

79211200 Compilation of financial statements services
79212100 Financial auditing services
79212200 Internal audit services
79212300 Statutory audit services
79212500 Accounting review services
79221000 Tax consultancy services
79222000 Tax-return preparation services

About the buyer

National Oceanography Centre has published 58 tender notices since 7 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £101m. 2 of them are currently open.

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