01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- University of the Highlands and Islands
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- 79212100 — Financial auditing services
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 4 May 2026
Description
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has a requirement for External Audit Services. The University has three (3) wholly owned subsidiary companies, UHI Research and Enterprise Ltd (UHIRE), MPI (Dornoch) Limited and MPI (Elgin) Limited whose accounts are consolidated with the University’s. It is expected that these services will be required from June 2026 for an initial period of 4 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, with UHI having the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months periods following the Initial Term. The 4 year budget currently available to deliver this service is between GBP180,000 to GBP240,000 (excluding VAT). The value provided in section II.1.5 and II.2.6. is the estimated maximum value for the full contract term (initial term plus optional extensions).
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
External Audit Services
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 30 June 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
University of the Highlands and Islands
UHI House, Old Perth Road, Inverness, UK, IV2 3JH, United Kingdom
Armstrong Watson
24 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, Glasgow, UKM82, G2 4BG, United Kingdom
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1AH, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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