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Independent financial audit of an EU funded project[E11]

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United KingdomNatural England[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Natural England runs several externally funded projects. One of which is Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570), which is co-funded by the European Union LIFE 2018-2025 programme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE project (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570) is a six-year project running from September 2018 to 30 Sept 2025 .
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 5 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 5 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 17 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 25,000
Buyer: Natural EnglandSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 5 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 25,000
Published[E9]: 17 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 83 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Natural England runs several externally funded projects. One of which is Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570), which is co-funded by the European Union LIFE 2018-2025 programme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE project (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570) is a six-year project running from September 2018 to 30 Sept 2025 . The audit needs to be:  Undertaken in accordance with the Commission's audit methodology;  Use the evidence obtained from these procedures as the basis for the Report of factual findings; and  Presented in the Commission's audit model report template. The auditor is required to undertake the sampling, testing and reporting between 1 October and 30 November 2025. Audit and final report must be completed by 30 November 2025. To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to Marc.Read@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 05/03/2025. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Marc.Read@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-05T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Natural England.
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 79212100 (Financial auditing services).
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 5 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-03-05T12:00:00Z”
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Natural England runs several externally funded projects. One of which is Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE (LIFE 17 NAT/UK/000570), which is co-funded by the European Union LIFE 2018-2025 programme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Dynamic Dunescapes DuneLIFE project (LIFE 1…”
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 17 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-17T16:47:09Z”
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Independent financial audit of an EU funded project".
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 25,000.
“25000 GBP”
Document 3dbf370c-1714-459a-b4df-1480e31410bf-827198, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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