Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of the Highlands and Islands · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Armstrong Watson
- Value
- £360,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Accounting and auditing services (CPV 79210000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 068850-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published21 Jul 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
The first Audit required will be for the period 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026. UHI’s Financial year runs from 1st August to 31st July each year and will do annually until the end of the contract period including any optional extension(s). The annual audit plan to be agreed between the Contractor and client will ensure effective delivery of services to ensure that statutory and regulatory reporting deadlines are met with accounts approved by UHI Court prior to 31st December annually for the preceding financial year. The University seeks a Supplier to issue an annual report on its consolidated financial statements which provides an opinion as to their compliance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting for Further and Higher Education (SORP 2019) and any subsequent revisions applicable during the contract period, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulation 14 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and Financial Reporting Standard…
About the supplier
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