# con\_28939Audit, Assurance and Forensic Accounting & Investigation Support

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [BDO LLP](/contract-winners/bdo/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £570,000
- Tender value: £225,000
- Award date: 20 October 2025
- Published: 6 November 2025
- Contract start: 1 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fce02046-a575-4e9c-a3f2-4af859e89528-871032
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90b3d998-9748-4527-9c6a-fc4779bd9933

## Description

This work is specialist in nature and requires sector and technical expertise\. The assurance/investigations work covered by the procurement is essential to CARD's oversight responsibilities and providing an opinion on use of funds for the purposes intended as well as investigating allegations of misuse of funds\. Lot 3 covers Forensic accounting and Investigation support

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fce02046-a575-4e9c-a3f2-4af859e89528-871032)