ClosedFinancial and insurance

Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2)[E11]

Liverpool, United KingdomCrown Commercial Service[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Crown Commercial Service (CCS), hereby known as the Authority, is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Contract for the supply of audit and assurance services. Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2) (RM6310) will be available for use by organisations, and their successors, listed in the authorised customer list cited at VI.3 (Additional Information) of this Notice.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Mar 2025, 15:00 UTC. UTC: 18 Mar 2025, 15:00 UTC.
Published 28 Jan 2025.
Value: GBP 500,000,000
Buyer: Crown Commercial ServiceSee 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]: 18 Mar 2025, 15:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 500,000,000
Published[E9]: 28 Jan 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 57 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS), hereby known as the Authority, is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Contract for the supply of audit and assurance services. Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2) (RM6310) will be available for use by organisations, and their successors, listed in the authorised customer list cited at VI.3 (Additional Information) of this Notice. Services will be delivered primarily within the United Kingdom, with some limited requirements overseas. A&AS2 will replace Audit and Assurance Services (RM6188). A&AS2 will have 4 lots - Lot 1 - Internal audit and assurance Lot 2 - External audit Lot 3 - Counter-fraud and investigation Lot 4 - Other independent assurance[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: 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, 13:38 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-18T15:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777

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 Crown Commercial Service.
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 66113000 (Credit granting services).
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 18 Mar 2025, 15:00 UTC.
“2025-03-18T15:00:00Z”
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Crown Commercial Service (CCS), hereby known as the Authority, is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Contract for the supply of audit and assurance services. Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2) (RM6310) will be available for use by organisations, and their succ…”
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 28 Jan 2025.
“2025-01-28T10:01:36Z”
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Audit and Assurance Services Two (A&AS2)".
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 500,000,000.
“500000000 GBP”
Document 2231fcbd-cb4a-4ee3-a9a6-961a16b3a138-831777, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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